private income

noun

1. an income from sources other than employment, such as investment Also calledprivate means

Example Sentences

Anti-monarchists have accused the prince of being "hypocritical" for his housing project, when he has several homes and has more than £20m from the Duchy of Cornwall as a private income.

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Instead, it would be funded by a CGF investment of £100m, plus private income.

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The revenue from the Duchy of Lancaster is used for the King's private income.

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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.

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But a spokeswoman for the duchy says that none of the unclaimed money following a death goes to the private income known as the "privy purse".

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