income

[ in-kuhm ]

noun

1. revenue received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments:

   For years, her only source of income was the small number of stocks her father left her.

2. the money, or amount of money, received from one’s employment:

   a household with three incomes;

   a healthcare worker with an income that hasn’t increased in five years.

   Synonyms: earnings, wages, salary, return, gains, annuity, interest

   Antonyms: expenditure, outgo

3. something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
4. Archaic. a coming in.

income

/ ˈɪnkəm; ˈɪnkʌm /

noun

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

income

1. 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 .

Other Words From

• in·come·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of income¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English: literally, “that which has come in,” noun use of incomen (past participle of incomen “to come in”), Old English incuman; in, come

Word History and Origins

Origin of income¹

C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in

Example Sentences

In his research, Salvanes has found that in Norway, parents’ income has almost no effect on their children’s income — a remarkable fact, and uncommon in most places around the world.

From Freakonomics

Furthermore, some agencies become resellers for tools like Hubspot, which provides a significant portion of the income.

From Search Engine Land

When products from a specific part of the world gain global prominence, they can bring in billions of dollars in profit for local producers, which means jobs, regional investment, and taxable income for governments.

From Quartz

This would also help to reverse the increasing income inequality in the United States and thus strengthen the middle class so they can spend more.

From Fortune

It’s extremely difficult to name a precise amount, but experts have estimated that North Korea relies on criminal activity for up to 15% of its income, with a significant portion of that driven by cyberattacks.

From MIT Technology Review

Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.

From The Daily Beast

For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.

From The Daily Beast

“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.

From The Daily Beast

I ask Atefeh and Monir if they see dancing as a form of income in the future, a potential career.

From The Daily Beast

The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.

From The Daily Beast

Government grants amount to about two-thirds of the income, the balance being raised by public subscription and from fees.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, but surely if we have to call ourselves Wurzel-Flummery it would count as earned income.

From Project Gutenberg

They are raised on the strictest scientific principles and yield me the greater part of my income.

From Project Gutenberg

Nine-tenths of those who have a competence know what income they have, and are careful not to spend more.

From Project Gutenberg

With his vast income, acquired from the spoils of nearly every country in Europe, he maintained his high rank in lordly fashion.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cash
• compensation
• earnings
• interest
• livelihood
• pay
• proceeds
• profit
• revenue
• royalty
• salary
• wage