income
Definitions
General English
- noun an amount of money which you receive, especially as pay for your work
Accounting
- noun money which a person receives as salary or dividends
- noun money which an organisation receives as gifts or from investments
Law
- noun money that a person receives as salary, dividend or interest
Real Estate
- noun the amount of money received over a period of time either as payment for work, goods, or services, or as profit on capital
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