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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Millions of Americans treated college not as a rarity, but as a natural stepping stone into the world of cubicles and six-figure salaries.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The Miami City Commission agreed on Thursday to push a vote approving a six-figure settlement that would resolve a decades-old pension dispute with Carollo to the next commission meeting on June 11.
—Tess Riski
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
The city of Boise paid a six-figure sum to the mayor’s former chief of staff, according to data obtained via a records request.
—Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
Although six-figure ransom demands often drive headlines, operational downtime is the biggest contributor to the $2 million figure cited above.
—Jaushin Lee, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The Miami City Commission agreed on Thursday to push a vote approving a six-figure settlement that would resolve a decades-old pension dispute with Carollo to the next commission meeting on June 11.
—Tess Riski
may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
The city of Boise paid a six-figure sum to the mayor’s former chief of staff, according to data obtained via a records request.
—Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
Although six-figure ransom demands often drive headlines, operational downtime is the biggest contributor to the $2 million figure cited above.
—Jaushin Lee, Forbes.com, 27 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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