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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As LendingTree's analysts noted, respondents were more than twice as likely to equate wealth with a lack of financial worries as making a six-figure salary (23 percent) or boasting a net worth of over $1 million (26 percent). Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 As Bowyer continued to increase Mizuhara’s credit line, the interpreter’s debt quickly ballooned into the millions, paid down via installments in the form of six-figure wires bearing Ohtani’s name. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 Premium pay Clearly, those aren’t the only places with six-figure pay. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025 With a 55-hour power reserve, powered by the CH 29-535 PS Q movement, this six-figure piece is the crème de la crème. Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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