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income

[ in-kuhm ]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. 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: ,

  3. something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
  4. Archaic. a coming in.


income

/ ˈɪnkəm; ˈɪnkʌm /

noun

  1. the amount of monetary or other returns, either earned or unearned, accruing over a given period of time
  2. receipts; revenue
  3. rare.
    an inflow or influx
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income

  1. 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 .
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of income1

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; in, come
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of income1

C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in
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A Cardiff Metropolitan University spokesperson said it was experiencing financial challenges with costs exceeding income.

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This retiree says she is on a fixed income and feels Trump administration officials don't appreciate how tariffs will affect her life.

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The fate of school district food aid is complicated by a California law that, starting with the 2022-23 school year, guaranteed a free breakfast and lunch for all students — regardless of a family’s income.

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Jeanne Husing, 84, said she has wiggle room in her budget with outside income in addition to her Social Security payments, but she worries for families that don’t have as much flexibility.

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One reason the Clarendon is still expected to produce income is that as a government agency, the housing authority doesn’t need to pay property tax.

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