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In some senses, income is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ
above-average, high, large | sufficient
average
Most families in our town earn an average income of around $50,000 per year.
below-average, low, meagre | total | future | permanent | secure | regular, steady | national
per capita
Japan has a much higher per capita income than many other countries in Asia.
personal | family, household | gross, pre-tax | taxable | after-tax, net, post-tax | disposable | real | earned | unearned
money
My parents' combined income wasn't enough to cover all our family expenses each month.
retirement | capital, fee, foreign, investment
VERB + INCOME
have
receive
My father receives a steady income from his job at the bank.
earn, generate, provide (sb with)
She earns a steady income from her part-time job at the local library.
boost, increase, supplement
Many families take part-time jobs to supplement their household income during difficult times.
reduce
exceed
His monthly expenses exceed his income, so he needs to find a better-paying job.
depend on
live on
My parents live on a modest income, so we learned to budget carefully.
redistribute
The government plans to redistribute income more fairly among all citizens.
treat sth as
The money from selling my car was treated as income by the tax office.
INCOME + VERB
arise (from sth), come from sth, derive from sth
Most of her income comes from freelance writing and occasional consulting work.
grow, increase, rise | drop, fall | exceed sth
INCOME + NOUN
bracket, group, level
Families in the lower income bracket struggle to afford housing in expensive cities.
distribution, redistribution
incomes policy
The government introduced a new incomes policy to help control rising wages across the country.
support
My elderly father relies on his pension as the main income support for his daily expenses.
statement
My accountant sent me an income statement showing how much I earned last year.
tax
PREP
on an ~
We had to budget carefully when my father was living on a modest income.
~ from
My family's main income from agriculture has supported us for generations.
PHRASES
the distribution/redistribution of income, a drop in income, income and expenditure
The government introduced new policies to address the unequal distribution of income across different regions.
income per capita/head
The country's income per capita has doubled since the government invested in education and technology.
a source of income