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.

Examples of disposable income in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When gas prices go up, consumer purchasing power goes down, effectively shrinking how much disposable income people have. —Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Under federal law, garnishment is capped at either 25% of your disposable earnings or the amount by which your weekly disposable income exceeds 30 times the federal minimum wage, whichever is less. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

Even consumers who are flush with disposable income need psychological permission to spend during anxious times. —Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026

Even consumers who are flush with disposable income need psychological permission to spend during anxious times. —Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for disposable income

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• come
• crum

Legal Definition

disposable income

noun

dis·​pos·​able income

: income available for disposal: as

a

: the income remaining to an individual after deduction of taxes

b

: the income of a debtor in bankruptcy that is not necessary to support the debtor or the debtor's dependents