Examples of income in a Sentence
Any income from investments must be reported.
Farming is his main source of income.
Even on two incomes, we're having a hard time keeping up with our bills.
He earns a good income as a consultant.
What was the company's annual income?
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All of San Diego County recently had only 78 detox beds that accepted Medi-Cal, the state health insurance for low-income residents, officials have said.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s a slight uptick from the 48% in 2014, a sign that more families are finding that having two incomes is necessary in this economy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Their two-income household had dropped to one, and Fleming’s son required more in-home medical equipment, multiplying their family’s expenses.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The city also expanded its housing rehab program, which provides funding to low- and moderate-income homeowners to improve their homes and to property providers to rehab houses to become affordable rentals.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s a slight uptick from the 48% in 2014, a sign that more families are finding that having two incomes is necessary in this economy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Their two-income household had dropped to one, and Fleming’s son required more in-home medical equipment, multiplying their family’s expenses.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
The city also expanded its housing rehab program, which provides funding to low- and moderate-income homeowners to improve their homes and to property providers to rehab houses to become affordable rentals.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/income. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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income
noun
in·come
ˈin-ˌkəm 
: a gain usually measured in money that comes in from labor, business, or property
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