incomenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈɪn.kʌm/us/ˈɪn.kʌm/B2 money that is earned from doing work or received from investments:
Average incomes have risen by 4.5 percent over the past year.
More help is needed for people on low incomes.
I haven't had much income from my stocks and shares this year.
a company's profit in a particular period of time:
The company's income has greatly improved: profit rose more than 50 percent last year.
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- The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.
- The money I get from teaching evening classes provides a supplement to my main income.
- It's an organization that offers free legal advice to people on low incomes.
- St Lucia depends on its clean coastal waters because fishing and tourism provide much of its income.
- There are severe penalties for failing to declare all your income to the tax authorities.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- commission
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- strike pay
- venal
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