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six-figure

six-figure adjective: counted in the hundreds of thousands; 100,000 to 999,999.

Adjective

six-figure (not comparable)

  1. Counted in the hundreds of thousands; 100,000 to 999,999.
    • Lion hunts are highly choreographed, rarefied affairs; you’re looking at $70,000 before you even load your rifle. Then there are the game fees for the bait you’ll need − a zebra, warthog and a kudu, say − and for the lion itself. All in, you’re looking at a six-figure outlay with no guarantee that...2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian

Questions about six-figure

What does six-figure mean?
Six-figure means counted in the hundreds of thousands; 100,000 to 999,999.
What part of speech is six-figure?
Six-figure is an adjective.

Words near six-figure in the dictionary

  1. Six's thermometers
  2. six-ace flat
  3. six-ace flats
  4. six-banded armadillo
  5. six-coupled
  6. six-figure
  7. six-footedness
  8. six-footer
  9. six-footers
  10. six-gun
  11. six-guns

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