income

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɪnˌkʌm//

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

noun

1
Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
The struggle with ways and means had recommenced, more difficult now a hundredfold than it had been before, because of their increasing needs. Their income disappeared as a little rivulet that is swallowed by the thirsty ground.
In 1970 the richest 1 percent made 9 percent of the nation’s income; now that top slice makes closer to 25 percent.
It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the income and education of its parents than in other advanced countries.
2
Money coming in to a fund, account, or policy.
3
obsoleteA coming in; arrival; entrance; introduction.
more abundant incomes of light and strength from God
Pain payes the income of ech precious thing,
4
archaicA newcomer or arrival; an incomer.
5
obsoleteAn entrance-fee.
6
archaicA coming in as by influx or inspiration, hence, an inspired quality or characteristic, as courage or zeal; an inflowing principle.
I would then make in indeed and steep / My income in their bloods.
7
A disease or ailment without known or apparent cause, as distinguished from one induced by accident or contagion; an oncome.
8
That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food.

Etymology

From Middle English income, perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English incyme (“an in-coming, entrance”), equivalent to in- + come. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Íenkúumen (“income”), West Frisian ynkommen (“income”), Dutch inkomen, inkomst (“income, earnings, gainings”), German Low German Inkumst (“income”), German Einkommen, Einkunft (“income, earnings, competence”), Danish indkomst (“income”), Swedish inkomst (“income”), Icelandic innkváma (“income”).

Forms

plural: incomes

include · To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part…included · Provided as an accompaniment or gratuity.including · Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the…

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

incoming · Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.incompetence · An inability to perform; a lack of competence; ineptitude.incompetent · Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to…

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