double-digit

adjective

dou·​ble-dig·​it ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət How to pronounce double-digit (audio)
: greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent
double-digit inflation
double-digit price increases
Taking advantage of a double-digit lead in the polls, this son of a popular former two-term governor was coasting toward November on the heralded family name.Jason L. Riley

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Pick the favorites In 2024, only one double-digit women's seed advanced past the first round. Everett Cook, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 Worldwide revenue for security products totaled $106.8 billion in 2023, and double-digit growth is expected to continue, with total revenue reaching $200 billion in 2028. Nils Puhlmann, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Maryland is a double-digit favorite against Grand Canyon in the first round. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025 But the Illini have four other players averaging double-digit scoring: Ivišić, Riley, Boswell and White. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-digit

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First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double-digit was in 1959

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“Double-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-digit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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