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  • adjective (of numbers) written with three figures

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Examples

  • He has a bag loaded down with laptops and power adapters, a semi-sadistic editor and a three-figure budget.

    Stress Tests Jon Bruner 2011

  • On Wednesday Mr. Grossmann said the forced outages would cost the company a "low three-figure million euro amount."

    RWE Chief Lashes Merkel's Nuclear Stance Jan Hromadko 2011

  • ThyssenKrupp confirmed it expects startup losses for the U.S. and Brazil steel mills to total a "high three-figure million euro amount" in fiscal 2011.

    ThyssenKrupp Profits Drop 22% Jan Hromadko 2011

  • It was a 154-run partnership, by far the biggest of the match, between Mr. Cook and Ian Bell that did it, an advantage hammered home when Matt Prior joined Mr. Bell in the final session for another three-figure combination.

    England in Position to Win Ashes Michael Atherton 2011

  • I will emphasise that my troubles are minor and I can make the "choice" to pay someone a three-figure sum for an hour of their ministrations.

    'Free' healthcare? That has to be the greatest oxymoron of our age | AL Kennedy 2011

  • A renowned English cultural centenary in 2011 is that of playwright Terence Rattigan, whose three-figure score coincides happily with an acclaimed resurgence of his notable stage work.

    Tons of reasons to support the monarchs of sport | Frank Keating 2011

  • The game, previously available only to collectors who paid a three-figure sum for a Sega Saturn copy or invested in the original arcade machine hardware, enjoys classic status among 2D shooter enthusiasts, and remains a highlight of the genre's 30-plus year history.

    3D Pixel Racing; Radiant Silvergun – review 2011

  • UPDATE: It cost one three-figure speeding ticket to discover that Canadian Tire had run out of the super weed extractor I rushed out to buy on the recommendation of commenter "Catelli."

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • Without complicated tax codes at the local, state, and federal level, there's no way they could justify those high three-figure prices.

    Tax Tips From Tila Tequila, Professional Bisexual Con Chapman 2011

  • This is about German 16-year-old Kim Petras who has lived as a girl for most of her life, but only had her man-bits remodelled by surgeons last year, and is celebrating by saturating the three-figure end of the charts with her bland Eurodance single, Die For You.

    The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office 2009

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