nine figures
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An unspecified amount of money ranging from 100,000,000 to 999,999,999 dollars or other unit of currency.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "At any time there is in our country an enormous amount of spare cash looking for investment. It may be John Smith who has sold his potatoes to advantage and wants to salt down the proceeds, or it may the United States Steel Corporation with a cash surplus running into nine figures. Both are able to buy bonds or certificates, and will do it."
- "Experienced securities analysts, too, earn six figures, but only because their decisions earn nine figures for the portfolios they direct."
- "We have to repay the investment from the backers first. But yes, we all stand to earn nine figures."
Usage
Inflected Forms
nine figure (alternative)
9 figure (alternative)
9 figures (alternative)