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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Jenner's six-figure handbag is already covered in bling.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Pineda is the first Latin American teenage pitcher that the Rangers have given a six-figure bonus to in nine years.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The six-figure blue-collar career, once a rarity, is increasingly the norm.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
For decades, a Big Tech career in software engineering promised a stable job and a six-figure starting salary.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Pineda is the first Latin American teenage pitcher that the Rangers have given a six-figure bonus to in nine years.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The six-figure blue-collar career, once a rarity, is increasingly the norm.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
For decades, a Big Tech career in software engineering promised a stable job and a six-figure starting salary.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
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 7 Mar. 2026.
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