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disposable income

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disposable income
n
1. (Economics) the money a person has available to spend after paying taxes, pension contributions, etc.
2. (Economics) the total amount of money that the individuals in a community, country, etc., have available to buy consumer goods
disposable income, discretionary income - Disposable income is money you have left after paying taxes; discretionary income is money left over after paying for rent, food, utilities, and life's other necessities.
See also related terms for rent.
disposable income, surplus income - Disposable income or surplus income is what you have left after taxes and other government obligations—i.e. what you have left to live on.
See also related terms for tax.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disposable income - income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending
income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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disposable income
n → verfügbares Einkommen
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The average household had pounds 162 in disposable income a week after paying all of their bills during October, pounds 10 up on the same month in 2008, according to Asda.
Families have more to spend by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
4 percent rise in real, or inflation-adjusted disposable income, the report showed.
US consumer spending jumps 0.7% in October by AFP / AFP American Edition
A SURVEY carried out in the Midlands has revealed that one in ten people expect their disposable income in their household to increase in 2009.
Hope of more to spend; Business Report by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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