Chong Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
About 'mid-single digit(s)' and 'low single digits'
This question is about the meanings of mid-single digit(s) ,low single digits and high single-digit.
Here are the sentences they appeared in:
1,Last year,the industry was able to get increases in mid-single digits.
Does 'mid-single digits' mean '5%'?
2,Carbonari said in an analysts' call that "Europe we see continuing to be down, down probably low single digits
Does 'low single digits' mean 'less than 10% but more than zero'?
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Wow,how about 'high single-digit' here? I'm so confused.
Does it mean 'more than 5% but less than 10%'? If it is right,then 'low single digit' means 'less than 5% but more than zero'?
Which is correct?I need your answer.
By the way, in sentence 2 what the meaning of "in an analysts' call"? Does it indicate that sb has a talk with a analyst through telephone? I'm not sure..
Thanks all very much.
Here are the sentences they appeared in:
1,Last year,the industry was able to get increases in mid-single digits.
Does 'mid-single digits' mean '5%'?
2,Carbonari said in an analysts' call that "Europe we see continuing to be down, down probably low single digits
Does 'low single digits' mean 'less than 10% but more than zero'?
3,
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Wow,how about 'high single-digit' here? I'm so confused.
Does it mean 'more than 5% but less than 10%'? If it is right,then 'low single digit' means 'less than 5% but more than zero'?
Which is correct?I need your answer.
By the way, in sentence 2 what the meaning of "in an analysts' call"? Does it indicate that sb has a talk with a analyst through telephone? I'm not sure..
Thanks all very much.
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Hi, This question is about the meanings of mid-single digit(s) ,low single digits and high single-digit. Here are the sentences they appeared in: 1,Last year,the industry was able to get increases in mid-single digits. Does 'mid-single digits' mean '5%'?
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Hi,
This question is about the meanings of mid-single digit(s) ,low single digits and high single-digit.
Here are the sentences they appeared in:
1,Last year,the industry was able to get increases in mid-single digits.
Does 'mid-single digits' mean '5%'? It means the numbers in the middle of the range 1 to 9 (or possibly the range zero to 9). Perhaps 4/5/
This question is about the meanings of mid-single digit(s) ,low single digits and high single-digit.
Here are the sentences they appeared in:
1,Last year,the industry was able to get increases in mid-single digits.
Does 'mid-single digits' mean '5%'? It means the numbers in the middle of the range 1 to 9 (or possibly the range zero to 9). Perhaps 4/5/
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Hi Clive:
Thanks a lot for your respond.
You answer is valueable for me.
Is there any answers else?
There is some problems to post.I'm sorry for that.I don't know what went wrong, and I can't also edit it now.
Best regards
Chong
Thanks a lot for your respond.
You answer is valueable for me.
Is there any answers else?
There is some problems to post.I'm sorry for that.I don't know what went wrong, and I can't also edit it now.
Best regards
Chong
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Clive
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By the way, in sentence 2 what the meaning of "in an analysts' call"? Does it indicate that sb has a talk with a analyst through telephone? I'm not sure.. It could, but more likely it is referring to one of the quarterly conference calls that most companies do every time they report earnings. Only analysts are alowed to dial in and ask questions, but the calls are public and can be listened to at
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