income
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kʌm noun
1.
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
2.
something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
3.
Archaic. a coming in.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
in·come·less, adjective
Synonyms
1. interest, salary, wages, annuity, gain, return, earnings.
1. interest, salary, wages, annuity, gain, return, earnings.
Antonyms
1. outgo, expenditure.
1. outgo, expenditure.
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World English Dictionary
income (ˈɪnkʌm, ˈɪnkəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
income
c.1300, "entrance, arrival," lit. "what enters," perhaps a noun use of the late O.E. verb incuman "come in," from in (adv.) + cuman "to come" (see come). Meaning "money made through business or labor" first recorded 1601. Income tax is from 1799, first introduced in Britain
as a war tax, re-introduced 1842; authorized on a national level in U.S. in 1913. Incoming was originally of game approaching the hunter.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
income definition
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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Example sentences
Investments and real estate income also account for a sizable portion of revenue.
Income inequality will always grow as long as those with more money can invest it to allow that money to grow faster.
Previous studies have linked regional income and education levels to well-being.
It lists personal income tax rates for various countries.
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