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[in-kuhm]

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noun

the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.

something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.

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

Related forms

in·come·less, adjective

Synonyms
1. interest, salary, wages, annuity, gain, return, earnings.

Antonyms
1. outgo, expenditure.

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Some of the income differences probably stem from culture.

Some majors are not included because the sample size was too small to calculate a median income.

There is evidence, at both an individual and a country level, of a relationship between income and happiness.

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Some of the income differences probably stem from culture.

Some majors are not included because the sample size was too small to calculate a median income.

There is evidence, at both an individual and a country level, of a relationship between income and happiness.

Ranchers in the enormous landlocked river delta are increasingly taking in ecotourists to supplement their income from cattle.

And with its-and many other states'-budget in dire straights, it is hard to turn down any extra income.

It's that time of year, again, the deadline for filing your federal and state income tax returns.

Financial plans are offered to help our employees with their income replacement needs when they retire.

Many would probably choose to build out a store, or some income generating space.

The pickings are slim for investors seeking income in the usual places.

It is a troubling income bracket for a man who spends his days thinking about ethics.

The global distribution of income is becoming ever more unequal.

Farmers can exhaust up to one-fifth of their annual income attempting to control damage by these pests.

Because impoverished households must use all of their income to survive, they cannot generate financial savings.

Tourism is a big source of revenue to the government, and it also gives an income to the local people.

Americans are mistaken about income inequality because of national self-confidence and the lottery effect.

Clearly, one person's spending is another person's income.

Then the tax will be an effective revenue raiser, much more efficient than a tax on income.

People of different income levels mingle and may come to better understand each other.

We were a good strong middle income family with adequate nutrition and health care.

Nor are professional photographers who earn more than half of their income taking pictures.

These include breaks on mortgage interest, state income and property taxes and charitable gifts.

On the income side, non-cash benefits such as subsidised housing and food stamps, are ignored.

Not only crops, but also family income and nutrition are at the mercy of rain clouds.

While that will make food more affordable, much more importantly it will also reduce the income of poor farmers.

Soon they found themselves with a daughter and a son and barely enough income to make ends meet.

Yes, high-income people pay the bulk of the federal income tax.

Many of the declines were primarily because of reductions in income tax.

Income from citizens now working abroad augments the economy.

The only advantage in eating frog legs is in the improvement of the income of the people hunting or breeding frogs.

But the unexpected discovery of the hadrosaur mummy had the promise of a little extra income.

For religious groups in this country, there is tight link between education and income.

Farm-based energy can save money and even become a new source of income by powering nearby homes, for instance.

With such rates income levels will absolutely equal except of course for those in government where the income will be higher.

She is unable to work and sure could use the income.

The proposal also includes an income tax cut for households.

But in low income areas, families simply don't have the money.

Poachers will not quit when they can earn the equivalent of a year's income in a single kill.

On a materialistic side this can attract tourist and generate income too.

Unemployment plagues the economy, even as the nation enjoys the continent's highest per capita income.

Many low income women get little to no prenatal care.

If you fall below income level you don't have anything to give anybody.

They combined these race-county population units based on similarities in population density, per capita income and murder rate.

But there are many organizations which run for noble purpose of treatment of low income drug addicts.

Here's a generic example of correlation: a reduction in obesity rates is tied to income and education levels.

Over the past four decades, rising income inequality has left larger patches of affluence and poverty.

Each country is colored according to its average annual gross national income per.

And from that income get an income tax cut and help switching to more eff homes, transport.

Obsessed sci-fi fans with disposable income and a lust for metallic action figures of their own design can rest easy.

About a third of test-takers did not report their family income.

Getting people back to work takes priority over relieving any temporary drop in income.

Currently, the tax credit only applies to personal income tax.

One of them is the widening gap in income inequality.

Having multiple streams of income offers its own kind of financial security.

Thus, nations where lower income households have fared better are also the nations where income transfers have been the highest.

Penida's local residents depend on the ocean and their income is mostly from seaweed farming and marine tourism.

Permitting outside income provided an incentive, and disclosure and approval rules seemed adequate to prevent abuse.

Average income compared with number of people living below the poverty line.

When it comes to income taxes, there are different types of people.

If your income falls below a certain level, you're.

The thesis that income inequality had greatly increased.

Since the purchase of a large freezer boat, residents have tripled their income by selling premium fish directly to buyers.

There's really no longer a reason for anyone with a little bit of disposable income who reads e-books not to have.

Income disparities seem to follow no automatic pattern.

But income is a poor indicator of socioeconomic status.

The share of income devoted to servicing those obligations also jumped.

Employment gives women income and value outside the home.

I've had the impression that green construction is too costly for middle income people, much less low income people.

The investment seeks to provide investors with a high current yield exempt from federal income taxes.

They deprive low income families of the cheapest affordable omega threes available through media scare.

I've written a couple of columns recently focusing on growing income inequality, and intend to write more.

And that figure doesn't include millions of dollars in lost income for businesses forced to close because of the hurricanes.

Capital and income are not taxed with any mathematical equivalence, and inflation is not directly addressed.

The life of a fossil hunter was not an easy one and much of their income came from selling the fossils they.

Readers' recommendations for more info on effective tax rates for different income levels.

Bureaucrats who rely on public land management for their income have a built in bias.

Tourism is the reservation's biggest source of income.

Studying pig odor is a job, a stinking one, but a job that will provide an income for a lot of people.

The concept of income rests upon its distinction from capital, and the concept of.

Fruits also serve as an important source of income for the residents-especially aguaje.

Saehai feels pride in his work because domestic elephants generate much-needed income in undeveloped areas.

He has handled snakes since he was a child, and snake charming performances have been the only source of income for his family.

The law mandates that victims be paid the gross income of the value of their labor during the length of their captivity.

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World English Dictionary

income (ˈɪnkʌm, ˈɪnkəm)

—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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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

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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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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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