double-digit vs doubledigit

Both "double-digit" and "doubledigit" are correct, but the hyphenated version "double-digit" is more commonly used in English. The hyphen helps clarify that the two words are connected and work together as a single adjective.

Last updated: March 30, 2024

double-digit

This is the correct form and is commonly used in English.

The term "double-digit" is used to describe a number that is between 10 and 99. It is hyphenated to show that the two words work together as a single adjective.

Examples:

She scored a double-digit number of points in the game.
The company reported double-digit growth in sales last quarter.

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The theory's publication at a time of worldwide alarm about double-digit inflation offered central bankers exactly the pretext they needed for desperately unpopular actions.
For starters, Germany is close to full employment - in sharp contrast to the double-digit unemployment rates that prevail in much of the eurozone.
Double-digit market share growth within the month.
The really important target for any country starting an adjustment program with a double-digit current-account deficit must be export growth.
Early polls show charles putney with a double-digit lead.
No, man, that's a double-digit vino.
That your company overworked my clients with double-digit shifts and 18-hour days.
Burrell already told us we don't have a double-digit decline.
Trade has increased at double-digit rates aided by a steady process of liberalisation and regulatory convergence.
In fact, though Zhu's reforms were piecemeal, they could easily have led to double-digit GDP growth.
Greece now has a balanced current account - quite an achievement after double-digit deficits (as a percentage of GDP) a few years ago.
Mr. Vincent, DollaHyde has been in double-digit growth in its profit margin since its inception.
In particular, the annual growth rate of loans to the private sector has continued to increase over recent months and has now reached double-digit levels.
Since 1989, the country has performed at a double-digit rate every year for the last 20 years.
Startup in '03, made the SV150 index in '07... double-digit growth ever since.
Forgetting for a moment our little problem of the serial killer, we came in promising a double-digit drop in violent crime.
The complainant also claims that double-digit profitability is justified by a high-level of R & D spending.
Many other industry segments serving domestic demand are also growing at double-digit rates, suggesting that domestic consumption is already making a more significant contribution to China's GDP growth.
In a context of further acceleration of monetary and credit growth, the annual growth rate of loans to the private sector reached double-digit levels.
Here you're promising a double-digit drop, and he gives you a 4% bump for two quarters in a row.

Alternatives:

two-digit
10-99
between 10 and 99
numerical range of 10-99

doubledigit

This is the correct form, but it is less commonly used in English.

The term "doubledigit" is also used to describe a number that is between 10 and 99. While correct, it is less common than the hyphenated version.