single-digit

adjective

: having a number or percentage that is 9 or less
a single-digit increase

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The 2025 Big East champion held every UCLA player but Lauren Betts to single-digit scoring, and kept its contender below average in almost very single statistic. Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 The caveat here is that the 2022 Southern 500 victory is Jones’s only single-digit finish at Darlington in his last eight starts there, but this is a guy who immediately clicked with the place as a young driver, reeling off six straight finishes of eighth or better to open his Cup career. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 For Democrats, a single-digit margin between the two candidates would be seen as a huge victory. Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025 Assuming high single-digit percentage investment returns, spending only 5% allows the principal of the endowment to grow and keep pace with inflation. University administrations often point to donor restrictions when pressed to increase spending. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for single-digit

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“Single-digit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-digit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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