double-digit

[ duhb-uhl-dij-it ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈdɪdʒ ɪt /

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adjective

of or denoting a percentage greater than ten.

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Origin of double-digit

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby double-digit

double-declutch, double decomposition, double demy, double density, double digging, double-digit, double dip, double-dipping, double-dome, double-dotted, double-double

How to use double-digit in a sentence

Cantor and his team, assuming a relatively easy victory was imminent, were blindsided last Tuesday in a double-digit loss.
The Cantor Prediction Is Part of a Pattern: GOP Pollsters Stink|Kristen Soltis Anderson|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hallmark has also seen double-digit growth, and Kinkade remains the top-selling painter of Disney images.
The Drunken Downfall of Evangelical America's Favorite Painter|Zac Bissonnette|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A recent PPP poll showed Broun with a double digit lead over the entire field.
Georgia Is Ground Zero For GOP Civil War|Patricia Murphy|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Double-digit growth to low growth or no growth, like the others.
Sunday Q&A: Josef Joffe on the Myth of American Decline|Michael Moynihan|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Pimps in Wisconsin have been receiving double-digit sentences.
FBI Sting Rescues 105 Kids, Nabs 159 Pimps—But What About the Johns?|Michael Daly|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The best cost-of-living news of the past year is that double-digit inflation of 12 percent or higher was cut almost in half.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Leaders have started to realize that double-digit inflation is no longer a way of life.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Massive, double digit increases in productivity are feasible in the manufacturing of computer hardware.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin