six-figure

American  

[siks fig-yer] / ˈsɪks ˈfɪg yər /

adjective

1. amounting to or worth more than 100,000 but less than 1,000,000 dollars or other currency.

2. containing six digits.

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Other Word Forms

• multi-six-figure adjective
• six-figures noun

Example Sentences

And while the armed forces provide guaranteed pensions after 20 years and unmatched job security, they don’t offer bulky salaries or six-figure year-end bonuses.

From The Wall Street Journal

His parents, Lewis and Zoe Steeper have received a six-figure settlement without an admission of liability from the nursery, which closed shortly after Oli died.

From BBC

In previous years, schemes touting investors’ ability to hold IRA-designated gold at home or in a safe-deposit box left customers with six-figure tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal

O’Malley said he tells his clients to get offline and “actually go out into the world,” where they can see with their own eyes that plenty of men have wives and girlfriends, despite not meeting the checklist of “six feet tall, six-figure income, six-pack abs.”

From Salon

His parents, Lewis and Zoe Steeper have received a six-figure settlement from the former nursery, without an admission of liability.

From BBC