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 Dream held the Sparks to single-digit scoring with less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter and closed the period with a 34-12 lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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

Chipotle on Wednesday said it expects full-year same-store sales to increase in the “low single-digit range,” when measured by percentage change.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

For fiscal 2027, the company said it continued to expect net bookings to fall by a high single-digit percentage from the nearly 1.53 billion euros it reported for fiscal 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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