single figures
noun
ukus(USalsosingle digits)any of thenumbersfrom one to nine:
in/into single figuresThe country'sinflationrateis insinglefiguresfor the firsttimein adecade.
Unemploymentfinallyhitsinglefiguresthismonth.
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double figures
single-figure
adjective[before noun](USalsosingle-digit)
Thecompanyhasenjoyedtwoyearsofsteadysingle-figuregrowth.