(of a numerical amount, chiefly annual income) Counted in the hundreds of thousands; 100,000 to 999,999.
Look at that guy with a bugatti veyron, he must have atleast six-figure salary.
Money amount with six digits. Anywhere from 100k to 999K.
Look at that frugal foo. He makes six figures but he shops at 99 cents store.
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Pertaining to someone making X,000.00 dollars for a salary
Dude, that dude makes six figures
A state of existential dread produced when you have earned a lot of money from your investments and are afraid of losing it, but you're still a long way off from achieving financial independence and would need to take significant risks to get there.
Term originates on the /biz/ imageboard.
Mike: Being in six figure hell sucks. I still need a 3x to make it.
Bob: Same here, I thought I was done with betting on moonshots.