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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Caesars had already received six six-figure bets on the Eagles, and another for the teams to combine for under 49.5 points, in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Unrivaled has the highest average salary for players of any professional women’s sports league with many earning six-figure salaries for the eight-week season with an average salary of more than $220,000 — close to the WNBA’s maximum base salary.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Alongside the six-figure grant, Kucharska’s prize from the Fashion Council Germany and Vogue Fashion Fund included the opportunity to stage a runway show and receive mentorship from industry experts on distribution, brand and collection development.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The museum in March 2023 removed her name from a Southeast Asian gallery wall and returned a six-figure donation to her family.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Unrivaled has the highest average salary for players of any professional women’s sports league with many earning six-figure salaries for the eight-week season with an average salary of more than $220,000 — close to the WNBA’s maximum base salary.
—Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Alongside the six-figure grant, Kucharska’s prize from the Fashion Council Germany and Vogue Fashion Fund included the opportunity to stage a runway show and receive mentorship from industry experts on distribution, brand and collection development.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
The museum in March 2023 removed her name from a Southeast Asian gallery wall and returned a six-figure donation to her family.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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