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in·come  (nkm)
n.
1. The amount of money or its equivalent received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property, or as profit from financial investments.
2. The act of coming in; entrance.

[Middle English, arrival, entrance, from incomen, to come in, from Old English incuman : in, in; see in1 + cuman, to come; see come.]

income
Noun
the total amount of money earned from work or obtained from other sources over a given period of time
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.incomeincome - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
financial 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
expenditure, outgo, outlay, spending - money paid out; an amount spent

income
Translations
Spanish income [ˈɪnkʌm] n (personal) → ingresos mpl;
(from property etc) → renta (= profit); rédito;
gross/net income → ingresos mpl brutos/netos;
income and expenditure account → cuenta de gastos e ingresos

French income [ˈɪnkʌm] nrevenu m;
(from property etc) → rentes fpl;
gross/net income → revenu brut/net;
income and expenditure account → compte m de recettes et de dépenses

German income [ˈɪnkʌm] nEinkommen nt;
(from property, investment, pension) → Einkünfte pl;
gross/net income → Brutto-/Nettoeinkommen nt;
income and expenditure account → Gewinn- und Verlustrechnung f;
income bracket → Einkommensklasse f

Italian income [ˈɪnkʌm] nreddito;
gross/net income → reddito lordo/netto;
income and expenditure account → conto entrate ed uscite

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