| Noun | 1. | income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of timefinancial gain - the amount of monetary gain disposable income - income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending double dipping - two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension) easy money, gravy train - income obtained with a minimum of effort Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization, EBITDA - income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) cash flow - the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses) personal income - the income received by a single individual rental income - income received from rental properties proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issue, return - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" gross revenue, gross sales, sales - income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time net sales - gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances unearned income, unearned revenue - (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet) unearned income, unearned revenue - personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) government income, government revenue - income available to the government per capita income - the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation |