multiplatinum

adjective

mul·​ti·​plat·​i·​num ˌməl-tē-ˈplat-nəm How to pronounce multiplatinum (audio)
-ˈpla-tə-nəm,
-ˌtī-
: having sold two million or more copies of an album

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The Hondo Rodeo Fest offers a multigenerational opportunity to enjoy multiplatinum artists in an authentic rodeo setting. Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Tashman, whose clients include Deborah Harry and Debbie Gibson, handled the contracts for Latin multiplatinum artist Aventura’s 130-date tour that grossed more than $134 million. Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025 Achieving multiplatinum certification in America after selling over 8 million copies and spending seventeen non-consecutive weeks at #1, Synchronicity left Sting with few creative or financial reasons to remain in the fragmenting band. Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The multiplatinum hip-hop group put a single copy of the album up for auction in 2015, on the condition that it not be put to commercial use. Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for multiplatinum

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multiplatinum was in 1980

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“Multiplatinum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiplatinum. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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