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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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 Timberlake is no stranger to glaring media attention, having broken out as part of the wildly successful ’90s boy band NSYNC, before going on to a multiplatinum Grammy-winning solo career. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024 Bryan is a multiplatinum five-time Entertainer of the Year with 26 No. 1 entries on the Billboard country charts. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for multiplatinum

Word History

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 17 Sep. 2025.

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