high-income
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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That’s because if high-income shoppers scale back their spending, then the other horizontal lines of the “E” — the lower and middle classes — may not have enough spending power to keep the economy afloat.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
In addition, most of the available data comes from high-income countries.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
“Downside risks are also starting to mount,” Munoz adds, citing a slowing labor market and equity market declines that may even hurt more insulated high-income consumers.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Because high-income households generally spend a relatively big share of their earnings on services such as airplane tickets and restaurant meals, services inflation has stayed elevated, said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
These elite colleges are so expensive that even many high-income students receive large grants.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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