single-digit

American

[sing-guhl-dij-it] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈdɪdʒ ɪt /

adjective

of or denoting a percentage smaller than ten, especially with reference to rates below that level.

single-digit rates of inflation.

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The number of districts with single-digit margins in presidential elections has also been falling fast.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a few instances, it determined that single-digit percentages of my writing were either A.I.-generated or A.I.-assisted.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

Hotels are still a small part of Airbnb’s overall business, representing only a single-digit percentage of nights booked through Airbnb this quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Those deals, it said, cover a cumulative revenue volume of a high single-digit billion-euro amount and also include some prepayments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

I expect her to offer me a single-digit gesture, but instead she says, “How did you do that?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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