Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eight figures

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: eight -fig-ures
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"[...] he was a high-powered attorney who earned eight figures."
"He actually thinks that shit impresses them. These are guys who make eight figures a year and drive old red pickup trucks."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

eight figure (alternative) 8 figure (alternative) 8 figures (alternative)

Phrases

three figures four figures five figures six figures seven figures nine figures

Frequently Paired Words

three figures four figures five figures six figures seven figures nine figures

Questions

What does eight figures mean?: An unspecified amount of money ranging from 10,000,000 to 99,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.

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