income
pronunciation
How to pronounce income in British English:
UK [ˈɪnkʌm]
How to pronounce income in American English:
US [ˈɪnkʌm]
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- Noun:
- the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Word Origin
- income (n.)
- c. 1300, "entrance, arrival," literally "what enters," perhaps a noun use of the late Old English verb incuman "come in," from in (adv.) + cuman "to come" (see come). Meaning "money made through business or labor" (i.e., "that which 'comes in' as a product of work or business") first recorded c. 1600. Income tax is from 1799, first introduced in Britain as a war tax, re-introduced 1842; authorized on a national level in U.S. in 1913.
Example
- 1. Possession of capital still provides income .
- 2. The agreement makes permanent many bush-era income tax levels .
- 3. That leaves fixed income and exposure to renminbi appreciation .
- 4. Other sources of extra-budgetary income include funds from the central government and local governments for defense mobilization preparations , conscription , and demobilization .
- 5. Account for all of your income .