Income People Low ˈɪnkʌm Weekly Money Disposable Rise

• people on high/low incomes
• a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200
• a rise in national income
• they receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services.

income

1. the money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money, from business, etc.
• compare expenditure
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• people on high/low incomes
• a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of £200
• a rise in national income
• They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services.
• Tourism is a major source of income for the area.
• higher/middle/lower income groups
• people on low incomes
• a weekly wage of £200
• The job offers good rates of pay.
• a rise in average earnings for factory workers

Extra Examples

• A large number of families in the area are living on below-average incomes.
• A lot of our income comes from bank interest.
• A single mother of three, she relies on income support.
• Average incomes are rising more slowly.
• Customer subscriptions provide a reliable income stream.
• Elderly people often belong to a low income group.
• Every company must keep control of its income and expenditure.
• Financial assets have the advantage of earning income.
• For 2001, expenditure exceeded income by £10 000.
• He has a large private income on top of what he earns as a teacher.
• He planned to buy two more properties so he could live off the rental income.
• If a person’s income arises in the UK it is subject to UK income tax.
• Interest is treated as income for tax purposes.
• Lower income growth reduces demand.
• Many families on a low income are dependent on state support.
• Operating income rose 14% to £36.5 million.
• Profit figures are based on reported income.
• Real income per head of population was at a low point five years ago.
• She received an income for life as a result of her father’s will.
• She supplements her income by doing an evening job.
• She was living on a small, fixed income and having trouble paying her bills.
• Social security guarantees an income to retired and disabled workers.
• Tax rates are 40% on ordinary income.
• The area could derive lucrative tourist income from the park.
• The business provided him with a six-figure income.
• The income gap between rich and poor grew.
• The industry claims the regulations have cost them $184 million in lost income.
• The return on your investment can provide you with regular income.
• There are internal disputes over the party’s incomes policy.
• They aim to redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
• They hope that the lottery will provide additional income for charities.
• a company’s income statement
• a young couple with a combined income of $69 000
• income from tourism
• people in the lowest 25% of income earners
• the average per capita income
• the money incomes of individuals
• ways of boosting your retirement income
• Organic food is simply not affordable for people on low incomes.
• She is definitely in the higher income bracket.
• The company has an income of around $10 million a year.
• They have a weekly disposable income of £200.
• Tourism is the island’s main source of income.

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘entrance, arrival’, now only Scots): in early use from Old Norse innkoma, later from in + come. The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.