income
[noun]
Synonyms: revenue, earnings, pay, proceeds, profits, receipts, salary, takings, wages

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English Thesaurus: pay, meet the cost of something, foot the bill, pick up the tab, fork out/shell out, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧come S2 W1 /ˈɪŋkʌm, ˈɪn-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc ⇒ salary
on an income
People on higher incomes should pay more tax.
income from
income from savings and pensions
low-income families
⇒ private income
, unearned income at UNEARNED

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

income
noun PREP. on an ~ Many families on a low income are dependent on state support.
~ from income from tourism
PHRASES the distribution/redistribution of income, a drop in income, income and expenditure Every company must keep control of its income and expenditure.
income per capita/head Real income per head of population was at a low point five years ago.
a source of income
 ⇒ Note at PER CENT (for more verbs)
 ⇒ Special page at BUSINESS

ADJ. above-average, high, large | sufficient | average Average incomes are rising more slowly.
below-average, low, meagre, small | rising | additional They hope that the lottery will provide additional income for charities.
total | future | permanent, secure | regular, steady | annual, monthly, weekly | national | per capita the average per capita income
personal, private He has a large private income on top of what he earns as a teacher.
family, household | gross, pre-tax | taxable | after-tax, net, post-tax | disposable | real | earned | unearned | money the money incomes of individuals
retirement | capital, fee, foreign, investment
VERB + INCOME have | receive She received an income for life as a result of her father's will.
earn, generate, provide (sb with) Financial assets have the advantage of earning income.
The return on your investment can provide you with regular income.
boost, increase, supplement ways of boosting your retirement income She supplements her income by doing an evening job.
reduce | exceed For 2001, expenditure exceeded income by £10,000.
depend on | live on A large number of families in the area are living on below-average incomes.
redistribute They aim to redistribute income from the rich to the poor.
treat sth as Interest is treated as income for tax purposes.
INCOME + VERB arise (from sth), come from sth, derive from sth If a person's income arises in the UK it is subject to UK income tax. A lot of our income comes from bank interest.
grow, increase, rise | drop, fall | exceed sth
INCOME + NOUN bracket, group, level Elderly people often belong to a low income group.
distribution, redistribution | incomes policy There are internal disputes over the party's incomes policy.
support A single mother of three, she relies on income support.
statement a company's income statement
tax

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

income

have an income (also receive an income formal)
We have an income of over $100,000 a year.
provide an income
The properties he rented out provided him with an income.
generate an income (=provide one)
He decided to invest the money to generate an income for the future.
increase your income
She took on extra work to increase her income.
supplement/add to your income (=increase your income, for example by doing an extra job)
Ted supplemented his income by doing part-time work in the evenings.
sb’s income rises/increases/goes up
They saw their income rise considerably over the next few years.
sb’s income falls/goes down
Average income fell by one third during this period.
a high/large income
He has a relatively high income.
a low/small income
Rent takes a large chunk of their small income.
sb’s annual income
Brian’s annual income is around £43,000.
the average income
The report compares average incomes across different European countries.
the national income (=the income of a country)
A large proportion of the national income comes from food exports.
family/household income
She works in a shop to supplement the family income.
disposable income (=your income after tax and necessary bills have been paid)
People spend a high proportion of their disposable income running a car.
gross income (=income before you have paid tax)
The family’s gross income has increased by 5% this year.
net income (=income after you have paid tax)
He was left with a net income of just £80 per week.
taxable income (=the part of your income on which you pay tax)
Money received in rent is included as part of your taxable income.
a joint income (=that two or more people have)
Between them they have a joint income of less than £20,000.
somebody's personal income
Average personal incomes rose by about 5% last year.
investment income (=income from investments)
You will be taxed on your investment income.
an income level/group
The tax rate rises with the individual’s income level.
an income bracket (=income level)
In general, people in higher income brackets live longer.
income tax (=tax that you pay on your income)
The standard rate of income tax is to be cut by 0.5%.
incomes policy British English (=government controls on wages)
Government control of the economy must include an effective incomes policy.
a source of income
His pension was his only source of income.
loss of income
You can buy insurance to protect you against loss of income if you are ill.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pay to give someone money for something you are buying from them, or a service they are providing:
I paid a lot of money for that computer.
You have to pay to park your car.
meet the cost of something to pay for something for someone else, or to provide the money needed to do something:
We will meet the cost of your travelling expenses.
The cost will be met from public donations.
foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to, or do not think that you should:
As usual, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill.
pick up the tab informal to pay for something:
My company will pick up the tab for all moving costs.
fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to:
He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.
Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.
settle the bill to pay the bill after eating a meal, staying in a hotel etc:
She went down to the hotel lobby to settle the bill.
give especially spoken to pay a particular amount of money for something – used especially when saying how much you are willing to pay:
How much will you give me for the car?
I’ll give you $50 for the lot (=for everything).
something is on somebody spoken used when saying that someone else will pay for your meal, drinks etc:
Order whatever you like – this is on me!
The drinks are on the house (=the bar, restaurant etc will let you have them for free).
Put your money away – the drinks are on us.
low
Nurses often work long hours for relatively low pay.
good
The work was steady and the pay was pretty good.
higher/better
Workers demanded higher pay.
equal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work)
The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.
basic pay British English, base pay American English (=not including overtime pay or bonuses)
The basic pay is so low you end up doing lots of overtime.
take-home pay (=after tax etc has been taken away)
Their average take-home pay is just £120.
overtime pay (=for extra hours that you work)
Their bosses had to approve any overtime pay.
holiday pay British English, vacation pay American English (=pay when you are on holiday)
Servicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off.
sick pay (=pay when you are ill)
As a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits.
maternity pay (=pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby)
If you have worked here a year, you are entitled to 3 month’s maternity pay.
redundancy pay British English, severance pay American English (=pay when there is no longer a job for you)
We invested our redundancy pay in a new business venture.
full pay
They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
half pay
In 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay.
a pay increase
Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year.
a pay rise British English, pay raise American English
If you get promoted, will you get a pay rise?
a pay cut
Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut.
a rate of pay (also a pay rate) (=the amount paid every hour, week etc)
Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.
a pay cheque British English, a paycheck American English (=the money you earn every week or month)
Stretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult.
a pay freeze (=when no one’s pay is increased)
Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.
a pay claim British English (=official request for more pay)
The miners voted for strike action in support of their pay claim.
a pay dispute (=disagreement between an employer and employees about pay)
Many flights were cancelled because of a pilots’ pay dispute.
pay and conditions (=the conditions in which people work and the pay they get)
The unions are demanding better pay and conditions.
income money that you receive from working, investments etc:
families on a low income
salary the pay that professional people such as teachers or lawyers earn every year:
a salary of $65,000 a year
wages the pay that someone earns every hour or every week:
Her wages barely cover the rent.
bonus money added to someone’s pay, as a reward for good work or as a reward when the company does well:
The company pays an attendance bonus – if you go 30 days without being late or absent, you get the bonus.
earnings all the money that you earn by working:
In a good year, a bonus can double an executive’s earnings.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

salary noun [countable] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, usually paid to you every month. Salary is usually used for professional jobs such as teachers, managers, doctors etc:
Nurses earn a basic salary of £21,250.
Her salary is paid directly into her bank account.
pay noun [uncountable] the money you receive for doing a job:
The pay is pretty good.
Teachers are asking for higher pay.
wages noun [plural] (also wage [singular]) the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a shop or factory:
Practically all my wages go on housing and transport to work.
The average weekly wage was £350.
a wage increase
income noun [uncountable and countable] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, and from things such as a business or investments:
The amount of tax you have to pay depends on your income.
People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay their fuel bills.
earnings noun [plural] the total amount of money you earn from any job you do – used especially when the amount is different each month or year:
The average worker’s earnings have not kept up with inflation.

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