double-digit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of double-digit
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Companies in the S&P 500 are expected to record a first-quarter earnings growth rate of 15.1%, which would mark the sixth-straight quarter of double-digit growth, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Conditions continue to be favorable and all business areas saw double-digit sales growth in the quarter, but it warned it faces constrained supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
That was too cheap for a business with the potential to grow earnings at double-digit annual rates.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The Swiss industrial-technology company said Wednesday that it now expects comparable revenue growth in high single-digit to low double-digit percentage year-on-year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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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