earned income
noun
income from wages, salaries, fees, or the like, accruing from labor or services performed by the earner.
Compare
unearned income.
Origin of earned income
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby earned income
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earmuff,
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earn one's keep,
earn one's stripes,
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earned run,
earned run average,
earned surplus,
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earnest
British Dictionary definitions for earned income
earned income
noun
income derived from paid employment and comprising mainly wages and salaries