income
US /ˈɪnˌkʌm/
Definition
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The family's monthly income increased after she received a promotion at work.
Synonyms
- earningsthe excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- revenuethe entire amount of income before any deductions are made
- salarysomething that remunerates
Collocations
- Easy monthly incomedescribing monthly income (a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year))
- Medium disposable income of consumersdescribing disposable income of consumers (an item that can be disposed of after it has been used)
- Hard fixed income investment portfolioto fixed income investment portfolio, meaning to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- Very Hard national income outstripping projectionsdescribing national income outstripping projections (a person who owes allegiance to that nation)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.