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income

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈɪnˌkʌm/Word FrequencyCommon (6)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

In a Sentence

The article includes income to support a careful argument.

Published Usage Examples

• Filing status• Dependents• Total income• Deductions• CreditsDon't jump to file an amended return if you've discovered a small mistake on your 1040, such as forgetting to include the interest income credited to your checking account.

This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 10 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.

Origin

Middle English from Old French encome ‘incoming’, from Latin incumbere ‘to lie upon’

Common Phrases

tax income. incometaxes incomeincome netincome nationalincome grossincome taxableincome capita

Poetry examples for income

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

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