private income

British

noun

Also called: private means. an income from sources other than employment, such as investment

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private income

The Privy Purse is a source of private income for the ruling monarch.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The rent for their accommodation was paid by the King from his private income.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Career officials objected to letting Musk have private income data of millions, but they were overridden.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

Royals do not have to explain how they spend the private income they take from the duchies.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

I have told the reader that Tim Gamelyn's father was a retired non-commissioned officer who lived near Dublin on a small private income and a pension.

From War and the Weird by Phillips, Forbes

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