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

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2025

The Duchies are the main sources of private income for the royal family.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

They show that he has weathered the financial woes faced by his nation, raking in a bigger private income than his mother ever did.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

Being possessed of a private income, he would provide money prizes for shooting amongst his troopers, and despite being only possessed of the old Snider rifle, they quickly developed into good shots.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by W. H. (William Henry) Corfield

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