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disposable income definition - finance
An individualÂ’s available cash after living expenses are paid. The amount of disposable income that individuals have directly affects the econ-omy because consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of the economic activity in the United States.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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