income

The definition of income is the amount of money received by a person, group or company during a certain period of time.

(noun)

An example of an income is a $70,000 a year salary.

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noun

Archaic the act or an instance of coming in
the money or other gain received, esp. in a given period, by an individual, corporation, etc. for labor or services or from property, investments, operations, etc.

Origin: ME: see in & come

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noun

The amount of money or its equivalent received during a period of time in exchange for labor or services, from the sale of goods or property, or as profit from financial investments.
The act of coming in; entrance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, arrival, entrance

Origin: , from incomen, to come in

Origin: , from Old English incuman

Origin: : in, in; see in¹

Origin: + cuman, to come; see come

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