income

B1 Topic:Economics & Markets

US /ˈɪnˌkʌm/ See IPA manual

Freq #5217

Meanings

1

noun
The money a person or organization earns or receives, usually regularly.

Most of her income comes from her part-time job.

Thesaurus

Opposites

outgo

Word family

Forms incomes

Derived forms high-incomeincome-elasticincome-poorincomedincomelesslow-income

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Phrases (1)

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taxable income
income on which tax must be calculated or paid

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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”).

income Middle English incyme Old English

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Economics & Markets Personal Finance Money & Finance

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# income

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnˌkʌm/
**Frequency rank:** 5217

## Meanings
1. The money a person or organization earns or receives, usually regularly.

## Examples
- Most of her income comes from her part-time job.

## Antonyms
- outgo

## Derived Forms
- high-income
- income-elastic
- income-poor
- incomed
- incomeless
- low-income

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: income
- Root: incyme

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Income comes 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”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Economics & Markets
- Personal Finance
- Money & Finance

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