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income
noun in·come \ˈin-ˌkəm also ˈin-kəm or ˈiŋ-kəm\
: money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.
Full Definition of INCOME
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: a gain or recurrent benefit usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor; also : the amount of such gain received in a period of time <has an income of $30,000 a year>
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First Known Use of INCOME
14th century
Related to INCOME
- Antonyms
- outflow, outpouring
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Rhymes with INCOME
alum, aplomb, bass drum, bay rum, beach plum, become, benumb, degum, dim sum, dumdum, dum-dum, eardrum, far from, green thumb, hail from, ho-hum, how come, humdrum, in sum, outcome, pond scum, side drum, snare drum, sour gum, steel drum, subgum, succumb, sweet gum, therefrom, to come, Tom Thumb, tom-tom, wherefrom, yum-yum
INCOME Defined for Kids
income
noun in·come \ˈin-ˌkəm\
Definition of INCOME for Kids
: a gain usually in money that comes in from labor, business, or property
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