income

[ in-kuhm ]
/ ˈɪn kʌm /

noun

the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
something that comes in as an addition or increase, especially by chance.
Archaic. a coming in.

Origin of income

1250–1300; Middle English: literally, that which has come in, noun use of incomen (past participle of incomen to come in), Old English incuman; see in, come

OTHER WORDS FROM income

in·come·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for income

income
/ (ˈɪnkʌm, ˈɪnkəm) /

noun

the amount of monetary or other returns, either earned or unearned, accruing over a given period of time
receipts; revenue
rare an inflow or influx

Word Origin for income

C13 (in the sense: arrival, entrance): from Old English incumen a coming in

Cultural definitions for income

income

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