double-digit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of double-digit
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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In April, Intel, which makes PC processors but not memory chips, said rising costs of memory chips and other key components would reduce the total market for PCs by a low double-digit percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
If they don’t, share repurchases still support double-digit gains.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
But you need to first pay off your $4,400 credit-card debt, given that you are losing money on that loan by paying double-digit percentage interest.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
The stock-market operator’s monthly statistics showed double-digit trading activity growth, with volume gains in foreign-exchange and metals derivatives partly driven by the Middle East conflict, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
With his fair skin and red hair, Branwell never tanned, but after a month in the Florida sun with double-digit sunblock—he had freckled.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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