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income

[ in-kuhm ]
/ ˈɪn kʌm /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

salary, wage, revenue, profit, pay, cash, livelihood, compensation, royalty, earnings, interest, proceeds, gross, gravy, assets, means, honorarium, commission, net, payoff

Nearby words

incognizant, incoherence, incoherency, incoherent, incombustible, income, income account, income bond, income distribution, income fund, income group

Origin of income

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
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British Dictionary definitions for income

income

/ (ˈɪnkʌm, ˈɪnkəm) /

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 for income

C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Culture definitions for income

income

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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