income

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɪnˌkʌm/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: in‧come

Noun

Singular income

Plural incomes

Usually (uncountable)

1. Income is the money that you get from working.
   • Synonym: wage

   Generally, teachers have a lower income than business people.

   The company's income has dropped because of poor sales.

2. Income is what you get for selling products you make or grow.
   • Synonym: earnings

   He gets a lot of his income from the corn he grows.

Antonyms

• expenses