1
as in revenue
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
her summer job gave her some extra income
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2
as in influx
a flowing or coming in
the income of matériel is still hampered by inadequate logistical support
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Recent Examples of income
And while economic mobility research often focuses on factors like family income, schools, neighborhoods and access to opportunity, Jin argues that childhood health, particularly obesity, is another force shaping who gets ahead and who doesn’t.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Finding affordable child care is especially difficult for low-income families.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The average wage for manufacturing jobs in Mississippi County is $99,000, a little less than double the county's median household income.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2026
Mary Shepard Place — built in the 1940s as Bellevue Square in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood — would be redeveloped in two phases, demolishing a total of 127, low-income apartments and replacing them with 159.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Finding affordable child care is especially difficult for low-income families.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The average wage for manufacturing jobs in Mississippi County is $99,000, a little less than double the county's median household income.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2026
Mary Shepard Place — built in the 1940s as Bellevue Square in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood — would be redeveloped in two phases, demolishing a total of 127, low-income apartments and replacing them with 159.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income
Noun
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Oil revenues were at their lowest since the start of the Ukraine war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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YouTube personalities who generate revenue from advertising depend on high numbers of views to make more money, so they are incentivized to create content that is more outrageous and likely to go viral.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association held a briefing on Thursday, preparing businesses for the influx of visitors.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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As Lake Central rises to the top, other teams in Northwest Indiana are taking significant steps forward with an influx of young talent.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Islam bars charging interest, so banks find other ways to ensure people get a return, often by offering bondholders a share of profits or giving lenders an ownership stake.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But dismantling polluting industries, trying to clean up our air and our water, and imagining a health care system not driven by profit would take coordinated, radical restructuring.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Income.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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