Income Definition
ĭnkŭm
incomes
noun
incomes
The act or an instance of coming in.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
Money received for services performed, products sold, as interest on investments, as royalties on inventions or creative works, or generally in exchange for some performance or consideration.
Webster's New World Law
Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
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Noun
Singular:
incomePlural:
incomesOrigin of Income
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From Middle English, equivalent to in- + come. Cognate with Dutch inkomen (“income, earnings, gainings”), German Einkommen (“income, earnings, competence”), Icelandic innkváma (“income”), Danish indkomst (“income”), Swedish inkomst (“income”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English arrival, entrance from incomen to come in from Old English incuman in in in1 cuman to come come
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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