income

Definitioner

1. Substantiv

   Money that a person earns from work or from other sources.

   Exempel

   • Her income is not enough to pay for a big house.
   • Many families have lost part of their income this year.
2. Substantiv

   Money that comes into a fund or account.

   Exempel

   • The pension fund's income covers its payments each year.
   • The account's income is put back into the fund.
3. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, a coming in or arrival of something.

   Exempel

   • The tide brought a steady income of driftwood onto the beach.
   • There was a slow income of fresh air through the window.
4. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, a person who has newly arrived.

   Exempel

   • The village treated the new income with suspicion.
   • The incomes to the town made it much bigger.
5. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, a fee paid to enter a place.

   Exempel

   • Visitors had to pay a small income to enter the fair.
   • The club asked for a small income from new members.
6. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned writing, a feeling that comes into a person, such as courage.

   Exempel

   • An income of courage carried the whole group forward.
   • He felt a sudden income of hope.
7. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, an illness that comes with no known cause.

   Exempel

   • Doctors once blamed the strange income on bad air.
   • The village suffered from an income no doctor could explain.
8. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, the food that an animal or person takes in.

   Exempel

   • The animal's income was mostly grass and roots.
   • Farmers measured the daily income given to the cattle.