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
But two months later, her lawyer filed a request to the Assembly for Heath Flora’s income from the state to be withheld for lack of payment of child support.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Life expectancy there has a dramatic gap of about 23 years between residents in one of the lowest-income neighborhoods, Roxbury, which has a high proportion of Black residents, and the largely White neighborhood of Back Bay, just over 2 miles away.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Eligibility for the subsidies can include factors such as household income and geographic location.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The gap between the two parties is primarily due to a Democratic demand to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for low-and middle-income Americans, which are set to expire at the end of the year.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Life expectancy there has a dramatic gap of about 23 years between residents in one of the lowest-income neighborhoods, Roxbury, which has a high proportion of Black residents, and the largely White neighborhood of Back Bay, just over 2 miles away.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Eligibility for the subsidies can include factors such as household income and geographic location.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The gap between the two parties is primarily due to a Democratic demand to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for low-and middle-income Americans, which are set to expire at the end of the year.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for income
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In this scenario, Madrid would be able to invite investors to buy stakes in their business side (such as TV rights or stadium revenues), while ownership of the club would legally remain in the hands of the socios through its charitable foundation.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Schools were forced to expand rapidly to accommodate the influx of workers’ children, who filled more than 1,000 classrooms and required the hiring of approximately 840 teachers.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Oct. 2025
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An influx of humanitarian aid is also ongoing.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Studies show that fines that don’t put a significant dent in a company’s profit don’t deter companies from future violations, Leffel said.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its sales are large, its profits are larger.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Income.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/income. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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