See Also: income tax(dictionary)
Net Income(money)
income(1)(dictionary)
income(2)(dictionary)
Income(finance)
income(dictionary)
Income tax(money)
Tip income(finance)
Income tax(finance)
Net income(finance)

income (oh)



the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc
::People on a high income should pay more tax.
:: low-income families
::His annual income is ¡ê250,000.
::workers with a family income of less than $30,000
:: Older people may have more disposable income because their houses are paid for.
income from
::income from savings and pensions
:: Welfare is their only source of income .
:: You should be insured against loss of income .
:: He supplements his income with a part-time bar job.
see usage note pay 2
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
on a ... income (=earning a particular amount)
high/low income
high-income/low-income
annual income
family/household income
disposable income (=your income after tax and necessary bills have been paid)
taxable income (=the part of your income on which you pay tax)
net income (=your income after you have paid taxes)
gross income (=your income before you have paid taxes)
investment income (=income from investments)
source of income
loss of income
supplement your income (with something) (=increase your income by doing something)