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
Compare that to the wealthiest suburb, Scarsdale, New York, which has an average household income of $568,942, more than double that of Greenwich, according to GOBankingRates.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Cities where Social Security goes furthest Social Security is supposed to replace about 40% of the income earned in working years, according to the federal agency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Now, conservation groups are working with locals to explore alternate sources of income.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
For example, say your adjusted gross income is $100,000.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
Cities where Social Security goes furthest Social Security is supposed to replace about 40% of the income earned in working years, according to the federal agency.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Now, conservation groups are working with locals to explore alternate sources of income.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
For example, say your adjusted gross income is $100,000.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income
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South Korea’s largest conglomerate has run into significant headwinds in recent years across both of its key revenue streams: the manufacturing of memory chips, which help devices store data, and logic chips, which power data processing and computation.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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When wine tariffs were imposed from 2019 to 2021 importers, distributors and retailers lost $4.52 for every $1 in revenue losses suffered by exporting nations, according to Aneff.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The following year, many non-certified staff were given a temporary $3.50 an hour pay bump using an influx of funding the district received amid the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Organizations like Helping Veterans and Families in downtown Indianapolis have benefited from more funding and an influx of specialized housing vouchers that help veterans pay rent.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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The company, founded by Terry and his wife Kathy, on July 5, 2005, is donating all of the profits from sales at all 36 stores Thursday to the Austin Disaster Relief Network's Central Texas Flood campaign.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Thank David Stern It is widely assumed the NBA loses millions funding the WNBA, and that no team has actually turned a profit yet.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
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“Income.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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