single digits
noun
chiefly US
: a number or percentage that is 9 or less
They won the game by single digits.
The state's unemployment rate is in the single digits.
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Selling, general, and administrative (SG & A) expenses are seen increasing in the low single digits due to higher demand creation and investments.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In fact, wind chills may be in the low teens and single digits by the evening, a far cry from the near 60-degree start to the day, despite the rain.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Wind chills will be down in the single digits today, maybe in the teens by the afternoon.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025
Looking forward, Nike expects second-quarter revenues to be down low-single digits, with moderate growth in North America, Friend said on Thursday.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
In fact, wind chills may be in the low teens and single digits by the evening, a far cry from the near 60-degree start to the day, despite the rain.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Wind chills will be down in the single digits today, maybe in the teens by the afternoon.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025
Looking forward, Nike expects second-quarter revenues to be down low-single digits, with moderate growth in North America, Friend said on Thursday.
—Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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