double digits

double digits
n. the range of numerals from 10 though 99.
With interest rates in the double digits, we do everything we can to avoid going into debt.
When Billy moved into the double digits, he had some behavior problems, but when he was 19 he sort of straightened out.

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  • Double Digits — was a pricing game on the American television game show, The Price Is Right . Played from April 20 to May 18, 1973, it was played for a car and used small prizes.GameplayThe contestant was shown four small prizes, one at a time, and was shown the …   Wikipedia

  • double digits — UK US noun [plural] mainly american double figures Thesaurus: numbers and types of numberhyponym * * * ˌdouble ˈdigits [double digits double digit] …   Useful english dictionary

  • double digits — noun plural AMERICAN the numbers 10 to 99: in the double digits: Spending increases this year were in the double digits …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • double digits — n [plural] AmE the numbers from 10 to 99 = ↑double figures ▪ Sam s team scored in the double digits in nine out of ten games …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double digits — UK US noun [plural] ► DOUBLE FIGURES(Cf. ↑double figures) …   Financial and business terms

  • double digits — UK / US noun [plural] mainly American double figures …   English dictionary

  • double digits — /dʌbəl ˈdɪdʒəts/ (say dubuhl dijuhts) plural noun a number in the range of 10 to 99. –double digit, adjective …  

  • double figures — plural noun A score or total, etc of any number equal to or greater than 10 but less than 100 • • • Main Entry: ↑double * * * noun [plural] : ↑double digits * * * ˌdouble ˈfigures [double figures double figure] …   Useful english dictionary

  • double figures — ˌdouble ˈfigures noun [plural] the numbers between 10 and 99: • Inflation reached 9.4% in April, and is expected to top double figures before falling. * * * Ⅰ. single/double figures ► the numbers 1 to 9/10 to 99: »Many of these companies have low …   Financial and business terms

  • double figures — noun plural BRITISH double digits …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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