Meanings
noundouble figures pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlycomposed of two digits, i.e. between 10 and 99.
The winger reached double figures for the season with a clinical hat-trick to send Claudio Ranieri’s team back to the top of the tree, strengthening their case to be this year’s Christmas No 1.
2015 December 5, Alan Smith, “Leicester City back on top as Riyad Mahrez hat-trick downs Swansea City”, in The Guardian (London)Synonyms: double digits
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncomposed of two digits, i.e. between 10 and 99.
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“double figures.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20figures. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double figures,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20figures.
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