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disposable income
noun
- the part of a person's income remaining after deducting personal income taxes.
- (in national income accounting) the total disposable income of all consumers.
disposable income
noun
- the money a person has available to spend after paying taxes, pension contributions, etc
- the total amount of money that the individuals in a community, country, etc, have available to buy consumer goods
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Word History and Origins
Origin of disposable income1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Of course, this only follows if you have a certain level of disposable income in the first place.
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The more education and disposable income you have, the more likely you are to be reading on a digital device.
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Debt service as a percentage of disposable income is at an extremely low level.
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They want shows about younger people with more disposable income.
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Like most gadget-obsessed Americans with (some) disposable income, I am on an iWatch watch.
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