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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single-digit

The nights will also turn cold with single-digit lows in almost all areas and the chance of a touch of frost as well as some patchy mist and fog.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

That means 22 cents of relief against 66 cents of lost protection — a net 44-cent-per-pound blow for an industry already surviving on single-digit margins.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Healthy balance sheets make smaller all-cash acquisitions in the single-digit billions of dollars more likely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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