real income
[ ree-uh l, reel ]
/ ˈri əl, ril /
noun
the amount of goods and services that money income will buy.
Origin of real income
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby real income
real,
real ale,
real axis,
real cost,
real estate,
real income,
real life,
real line,
real mccoy, the,
real number,
real part
Example sentences from the Web for real income
Since 1993, the top 1% has seen a real-income growth of 58%, while the remaining 99% have seen their incomes grow just 6.4%.
As Income Inequality Widens, Rich Presidential Candidates Dominate |John Avlon |July 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST