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

Collectively, these efforts are opening the door to a global disability market worth over 13 trillion dollars in annual disposable income, a figure that includes people with disabilities and their friends, families, and caregivers (World Economic Forum). —Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

For publishers, reading retreats represent a sophisticated form of experiential marketing that targets the industry’s most valuable customers: voracious readers with disposable income who influence others’ reading choices. —Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025

This chart shows how much US households pay to manage their debt, as a percentage of disposable income. —Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025

People are taking on more credit card debt, there’s less disposable income out there with high inflation and high interest rates. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 June 2025

Rhymes for disposable income

• abomasum
• become
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• humdrum
• outcome
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• come
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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