English Dictionary
Definition of “income”
income (ˈɪnkʌm
;ˈɪnkəm)
Definitions
noun
- the amount of monetary or other returns, either earned or unearned, accruing over a given period of time
- receipts; revenue
- rare an inflow or influx
Word Origin
C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in
Synonyms
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revenue,
gains,
earnings,
means,
pay,
interest,
returns,
profits,
wages,
rewards,
yield,
proceeds,
salary,
receipts,
takings,
Quotations
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it"
Jane Austen"There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail"
Logan Pearsall Smith
Translations
- British English:
income
The income of a person or organization is the money that they earn or receive....families on low incomes.ˈɪnkʌm; ˈɪnkəm NOUN ...families on low incomes.
- Spanish:
ingresos
npl
- French:
revenu
nm
- German:
Einkommen
nnt Einkommen
- Chinese: 收入 n
- Arabic: دَخْلٌ n
- Portuguese: rendimento nm
- Russian: доход nm
- Croatian: prihod nm
- Czech: příjem nm
- Danish: indkomst nutr
- Dutch: inkomen nnt
- Finnish: tulot npl
- Greek: εισόδημα nnt
- Italian: reddito nm
- Japanese: 所得 n
- Korean: 소득 n
- Norwegian: inntekt nm
- Polish: dochód nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: renda nf
- European Spanish:
ingresos
npl
- Swedish: inkomst nutr
- Thai: รายได้ n
- Turkish: gelir n
- Vietnamese: thu nhập n
Usage examples
She was merely compensating for her reduced income by taking her tax deductions directly at the source.
Smith, Evelyn E, Miss Melville Regrets (1987)Between 1998 and 2003 personal disposable income has risen by just over 23 %.
Country Life (2004)The firm had annual premium income of about E15 million from the commercial market.
Irish Times (2002)Whatever the route taken, the cost is huge to an employer with no income.
Glasgow Herald (2001)It's quite possible for Mice to get extra income from outside sources.
Rocky Siu-Kwong Sung, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)
