revenue received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments: For years, her only source of income was the small number of stocks her father left her.
the money, or amount of money, received from one’s employment: a household with three incomes;a healthcare worker with an income that hasn’t increased in five years.
something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
Archaic. a coming in.
Origin of income
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: literally, “that which has come in,” noun use of incomen (past participle of incomen “to come in”), Old English incuman; see in, come
SYNONYMS FOR income
1 interest, annuity, gains, return.
2 salary, wages, earnings.
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ANTONYMS FOR income
2 outgo, expenditure.
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OTHER WORDS FROM income
in·come·less,adjective
Words nearby income
incoherency, incoherent, in cold blood, in cold storage, incombustible, income, income account, income bond, income distribution, income fund, income group
In his research, Salvanes has found that in Norway, parents’ income has almost no effect on their children’s income — a remarkable fact, and uncommon in most places around the world.
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Furthermore, some agencies become resellers for tools like Hubspot, which provides a significant portion of the income.
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When products from a specific part of the world gain global prominence, they can bring in billions of dollars in profit for local producers, which means jobs, regional investment, and taxable income for governments.
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This would also help to reverse the increasing income inequality in the United States and thus strengthen the middle class so they can spend more.
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It’s extremely difficult to name a precise amount, but experts have estimated that North Korea relies on criminal activity for up to 15% of its income, with a significant portion of that driven by cyberattacks.
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“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.
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However, since he was living at home, our income and assets disqualified him from SSI and Medicaid.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such waivers allow people to receive Medicaid benefits in HCBS settings regardless of income.
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At-home caretakers are eligible for Medicaid waivers, which allow benefits regardless of income.
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He asked nearly half the old lady's income; she sighed in relief.
Quisant|Anthony Hope
These are not the writers who make so much as a clerk's income out of the stage.
My Miscellanies, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Wilkie Collins
Now, I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland and either to gain that income, or to spend it there.
The Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs|Thomas Frost
Though the marquis lived magnificently, he found it difficult to spend more than half his income.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The little property from which his income was derived was not within his power to bequeath.
Fenton's Quest|M. E. Braddon
British Dictionary definitions for income
income
/ (ˈɪnkʌm, ˈɪnkəm) /
noun
the amount of monetary or other returns, either earned or unearned, accruing over a given period of time
receipts; revenue
rarean inflow or influx
Word Origin for income
C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in
“Net” vs. “Gross”: What Does This Difference Cost You?You work hard for your money, which makes it harder to see it drop due to fees or expenses. Does that make it your net income or gross income?
The amount of money received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property, or as a profit from financial investments.