double-digit

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ˌdouble-ˈdigit adjectiveadj [only before noun] especially American EnglishAmE

HMNrelating to the numbers 10 to 99 两位数的 SYN British English double-figure

double-digit inflation

两位数的通货膨胀率

Examples from the Corpus

double-digit• The point is that a double-digit differential can make quite a difference to pensioners' returns.• Nucor, a steel maker, maintains double-digit growth in an industry that has been shrinking.• The estimated maturity value given for your policy may have been based on double-digit growth rates.• The 1995 national increase in costs is a far cry from the double-digit growth seen in the late 1980s and early 1990s.• Peres enjoyed a double-digit lead in the polls over Netanyahu before the series of deadly attacks that began on Feb. 25.• Tolbert made several crucial baskets as Eastern Michigan built a double-digit lead midway through the second half.• Each is asking for more than a double-digit percentage increase.• This may sound reassuring, but the promised double-digit returns may not ensue.

From Longman Business Dictionary

double-digitˌdouble-ˈdigit adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

relating to numbers between 10 and 99

Few economists expect a return to the double-digit inflation and interest rates seen at the end of the 1980s.

double-digit growth in the Chinese market

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