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income

in·come

UK/ˈɪnˌkʌm/ US/ˈɪˌnkʌm/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

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Origin

From Middle English income, perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English incyme (“an in-coming, entrance”), equivalent to in- + come. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Íenkúumen (“income”), West Frisian ynkommen (“income”), Dutch inkomen, inkomst (“income, earnings, gainings”), German Low German Inkumst (“income”), German Einkommen, Einkunft (“income, earnings, competence”), Danish indkomst (“income”), Swedish inkomst (“income”), Icelandic innkváma (“income”).

Phrases

  • adjusted gross income
  • basic income
  • discretionary income
  • disposable income
  • fixed income
  • gross income
  • gross national income
  • household income

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