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

Zurich also scored high for both safety and disposable income with an average monthly amount of $3,966 going into residents pockets after paying for housing and other living expenses, according to the study. —Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026

As the economy grows, people have more disposable income. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Smith pointed to economic barriers, limited disposable income among buyers and the difficulty of maintaining gallery spaces. —Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026

Many have watched their disposable income grow of late amid a largely robust stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 50,000 for the first time Friday. —The Detroit News, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 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