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

Participants represented a range of ages, household incomes and education levels, and most had insurance.

From Science Daily

He said he was able to keep some gold, which he sells on the black market to top up his income.

From BBC

The government also cites the nature of Hanni's income, which is deemed to be "profit sharing, rather than wages", according to local reports, adding that she pays business income tax rather than employment income tax.

From BBC

“It’s really been driven by income gains among high income taxpayers, which are benefiting a lot from the very strong stock market trends that we’ve been seeing,” said Gabriel Petek, legislative analyst.

From Los Angeles Times

But these changes present a huge challenge in a sugar supply chain spanning more than 100 countries and the millions of people that depend on sugar's income.

From Salon

Related Words

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