double-digit

English

Adjective

double-digit (not comparable)

  1. Being a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10.
    • 2022 August 25, Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan aims for big rise in defence spending amid escalating China tension”, in Himani Sarkar, Gerry Doyle, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 25 August 2022, Aerospace & Defense:
      Taiwan proposed on Thursday $19 billion in defence spending for next year, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets, weeks after China staged large-scale military exercises around the island it views as its territory.

Synonyms

  • double-figure

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