six-figure
adjective
: in the hundreds of thousands : totaling 100,000 or more but less than one million
a six-figure income
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Arquette came to Oregon State for less than $50,000, despite receiving numerous six-figure offers.
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The traditional pathway to a six-figure salary through a four-year college degree isn’t the only route to financial success.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Such sarcasm ridicules six-figure tuition, room, and board.
—Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
This corporation not only employs family members of Elite administrators in high-level jobs but also has paid him six-figure sums each year as a consultant.
—Kristen Taketa, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The traditional pathway to a six-figure salary through a four-year college degree isn’t the only route to financial success.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Such sarcasm ridicules six-figure tuition, room, and board.
—Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
This corporation not only employs family members of Elite administrators in high-level jobs but also has paid him six-figure sums each year as a consultant.
—Kristen Taketa, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for six-figure
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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