in‧come S2 W1 / ɪŋkʌm, ɪn- / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investment s , 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

COLLOCATIONS

动词

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.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + income

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.

income + NOUN

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.

短语

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.