disposable income
noun
: income that is left after paying taxes and for things that are essential, such as food and housing
I don't have enough disposable income to buy such luxuries.
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If mortgages, auto loans, and credit card rates go down, consumers will have more disposable income to spend.
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Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But its core demographic, young people with disposable income, has gone elsewhere.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Singles who live alone and technically count as households often have more disposable income.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In Colombia, the majority of survey respondents said their disposable income was enough to live comfortably — 92% compared with 69% globally.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But its core demographic, young people with disposable income, has gone elsewhere.
—Arielle Gordon, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Singles who live alone and technically count as households often have more disposable income.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
In Colombia, the majority of survey respondents said their disposable income was enough to live comfortably — 92% compared with 69% globally.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disposable income
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“Disposable income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disposable%20income. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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