double-digit

adjective

dou·ble-dig·it ˌdə-bəl-ˈdi-jət

: greater than or equal to 10 percent and less than 100 percent

double-digit inflation

double-digit price increases

Taking advantage of a double-digit lead in the polls, this son of a popular former two-term governor was coasting toward November on the heralded family name.—

Jason L. Riley

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Wine and spirits sales and operating income were both down double-digit percentages in the company’s fiscal 2025 second quarter . —

Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024 Wall Street’s soothsayers expect another year of double-digit gains after the S&P 500 posted back-to-back advances of over 20% in 2023 and 2024. —

Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024 Wake Forest had several chances to build double-digit leads in the first 10 minutes, but after failing to do so Florida finally kicked into gear down 20-11 with 10:23 left in the first half. —

Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 This time around, the Lions are double-digit favorites, according to Gambling.com. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double-digit