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income
[in-kuhm]
noun
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.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Antonyms: ,something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
Archaic.a coming in.
income
/ ˈɪnkəm, ˈɪnkʌm /
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
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.
Other Word Forms
- incomeless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of income1
Example Sentences
They had to weigh the risk of a workplace raid and the husband’s possible arrest against the financial implications of losing a vital source of income.
The Mexican soccer federation generates about a third of its annual income in the U.S. through matchday income, TV rights and sponsorship deals driven by the large Mexican and Mexican-American fan base in the country.
No state has more to lose than California, whose Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, covers nearly 15 million residents with low incomes and disabilities.
Withdrawals from inherited retirement accounts are usually taxable as income, and most non-spouse inheritors must drain a retirement account within 10 years.
A housekeeper with a modest income, she was slowly bled for more than $100,000 through a mix of false assurances and threats.
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