single-digit

American  

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

adjective

1. 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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Example Sentences

This time last year, surveillance traps had single-digit counts of black flies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The “turn-off” rate for the pilot ad program remains in the bottom single-digit range, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Paramount now has a junk rating for its debt and a single-digit stock value.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Christiansen said the company expected a "high single-digit" growth this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 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