six-figure
Americanadjective
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amounting to or worth more than 100,000 but less than 1,000,000 dollars or other currency.
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containing six digits.
Other Word Forms
- multi-six-figure adjective
- six-figures noun
Example Sentences
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Working for Groupon and then Amazon had its obvious rewards — notably, a six-figure salary — but it didn’t suit Greenberg’s ebulliently wild personality.
From Los Angeles Times
At the same time, 50 is still young — particularly given your family’s longevity — and walking away from a six-figure income when you may have 15 years until a traditional retirement age is not necessarily ideal either.
From MarketWatch
For most households, that means pulling down a six-figure income to break into the market.
Then a reporter told her it was a six-figure wager.
Twice, he watched Olympic dreams and six-figure contracts disappear because he was not legally allowed to work or travel.
From BBC
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