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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Of the 16 schools with six-figure price tags, the average scholarship grant awarded to first-year students with need in 2026-27 ranges from $42,000 to $79,000, on average, The Princeton Review found.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Piercy is one of almost 400 city fire and police department employees who earned six-figure overtime sums last year, more than triple the number in 2020, according to the data.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
That could entail moving a large, six-figure amount like $200,000 out of some volatile investments and into a safe and profitable account like a certificate of deposit (CD) instead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 June 2026
More than seven in 10 of six-figure earners now shop at discount grocery chains to save cash, according to a 2025 report from Clarify Capital.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Piercy is one of almost 400 city fire and police department employees who earned six-figure overtime sums last year, more than triple the number in 2020, according to the data.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
That could entail moving a large, six-figure amount like $200,000 out of some volatile investments and into a safe and profitable account like a certificate of deposit (CD) instead.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 June 2026
More than seven in 10 of six-figure earners now shop at discount grocery chains to save cash, according to a 2025 report from Clarify Capital.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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