income

  • 21income — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. revenue; dividends, interest; receipt[s], emoluments, fees, earnings; profit. See receiving. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. earnings, salary, wages, pay, livelihood, returns, profit, dividends, interest,… …

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  • 22income — 1) Any sum that a person or organization receives either as a reward for effort (e. g. salary or trading profit) or as a return on investments (e. g. rents or interest). From the point of view of taxation, income has to be distinguished from… …

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  • 23income — / ɪnkʌm/ noun money which a person receives as salary or dividends ♦ lower income bracket or upper income bracket groups of people who earn low or high salaries considered for tax purposes ♦ he comes into the higher income bracket he is in a… …

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  • 24income — / ɪnkʌm/ noun 1. money which a person receives as salary or dividends ♦ lower income bracket, upper income bracket the groups of people who earn low or high salaries considered for tax purposes 2. money which an organisation receives as gifts or… …

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  • 25income — A word having different meanings, dependent upon the connection in which it is used and the result intended to be accomplished. Equitable Trust Co. v Prentice, 250 NY 1, 164 NE 723, 63 ALR 263. For tax purposes, the gain derived from capital,… …

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  • 26income — n. the money or other assets received, esp. periodically or in a year, from one s business, lands, work, investments, etc. Phrases and idioms: income group a section of the population determined by income. income tax a tax levied on income.… …

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  • 27income — [[t]ɪ̱nkʌm[/t]] ♦♦ incomes N VAR A person s or organization s income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out. Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home …

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  • 28income — 1. An alternative term for *sale. 2. The excess of *sales revenues over related costs in a specified time period. Also known as profit. See also *gross income, *net income, and *loss. 3. An increase in the *net assets of an individual or… …

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  • 29income — noun Date: 14th century 1. a coming in ; entrance, influx < fluctuations in the nutrient income of a body of water > 2. a gain or recurrent benefit usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor; also the amount of such gain&#8230; …

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  • 30income*/*/*/ — [ˈɪnkʌm] noun [C/U] money that someone gets from working or from investing money What is your approximate annual income?[/ex] an average household income of £27, 000[/ex] …

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