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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 Royal Family has three main funding streams in addition to private income.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025

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

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

What makes this more controversial is that the Duchy of Lancaster is a major source of the private income for the monarch - yielding more than £20m per year.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023

Charles’ private income from the Duchy was £26.2 million, about £2 million more than his mother last made.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

The public revenues are the private income of the Grand Duke.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles

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