eight figures

noun

An unspecified amount of money ranging from 10,000,000 to 99,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.

Meanings

nouneight figures (uncountable)

alternative eight figure · alternative 8 figure · alternative 8 figures

  1. uncountableAn unspecified amount of money ranging from 10,000,000 to 99,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.

    [...] he was a high-powered attorney who earned eight figures.

    2011, Stephanie Bond, Baby, Don't Go, Mira Books, →ISBN, page 358
    2 more examples

    The newspaper's research calculated the total salary as the entire signing bonus, base salary and any other bonuses. The total number of players earning eight figures, is up from the previous season.

    2003 July, “NFL's black double-digit million-dollar players”, in Jet, Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, page 46

    He actually thinks that shit impresses them. These are guys who make eight figures a year and drive old red pickup trucks.

    2015, Casey Gray, Discount, The Overlook Press, →ISBN

Translations

Dutch zeven nullen
  • zeven nullenunspecified sum between 10 and 99.9 million in any currency
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