double-digit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of double-digit
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Americans were far more worried about federal debt in the 1980s and 1990s after they had experienced double-digit inflation and mortgage rates that they didn’t want to repeat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
The maker of Dove soap booked double-digit growth in India, Turkey, Vietnam, and Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Business investment in equipment surged by a 21% annual rate, the third double-digit rate increase in a row.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
This resulted in multiple double-digit jumps among the top 25, including No. 8 Paducah, Ky., landing in the top 10 for the first time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
He then asked us to give him double-digit numbers up to twenty to multiply in his head.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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