Income — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪŋkʌm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪŋkʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪŋkʌm/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkʌm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einkommen

der finanzielle Gewinn (verdient oder unverdient), der über einen bestimmten Zeitraum anfällt

🇫🇷French

revenu

le gain financier (gagné ou non) accumulé sur une période de temps donnée

🇪🇸Spanish

ingreso

la ganancia financiera (ganada o no) acumulada durante un período de tiempo determinado

🇮🇹Italian

reddito

il guadagno finanziario (guadagnato o non guadagnato) maturato in un dato periodo di tempo

🇳🇱Dutch

inkomen

de financiële winst (verdiend of niet-verdiend) die over een bepaalde periode wordt opgebouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

renda

o ganho financeiro (ganho ou não) acumulado durante um determinado período de tempo

🇷🇺Russian

доход

финансовая прибыль (заработанная или незаработанная), получаемая за определенный период времени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आय

किसी निश्चित अवधि में अर्जित होने वाला वित्तीय लाभ (अर्जित या अनर्जित)।

🇧🇩Bengali

আয়

একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে আর্থিক লাভ (অর্জিত বা অর্জিত) জমা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வருமானம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலப்பகுதியில் நிதி ஆதாயம் (சம்பாதித்தது அல்லது பெறாதது).

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదాయం

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట వ్యవధిలో ఆర్జించిన ఆర్థిక లాభం (ఆర్జించిన లేదా సంపాదించినది).

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्पन्न

दिलेल्या कालावधीत जमा होणारा आर्थिक नफा (कमावलेला किंवा न मिळवलेला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આવક

આપેલ સમયગાળા દરમિયાન પ્રાપ્ત થયેલ નાણાકીય લાભ (કમાવેલ અથવા અર્જિત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆದಾಯ

ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ಲಾಭ (ಗಳಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಗಳಿಸದ) ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വരുമാനം

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത കാലയളവിൽ ലഭിക്കുന്ന സാമ്പത്തിക നേട്ടം (സമ്പാദിച്ചതോ നേടാത്തതോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮਦਨ

ਵਿੱਤੀ ਲਾਭ (ਕਮਾਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਅਣ-ਅਰਜਿਆ) ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آمدنی

ایک مقررہ مدت کے دوران حاصل ہونے والا مالی فائدہ (کمایا یا غیر کمایا ہوا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收入

在给定时间内产生的经济收益（赚取的或非赚取的）

🇯🇵Japanese

所得

一定期間内に生じる金銭的利益（稼得または不稼得）

🇰🇷Korean

소득

일정 기간 동안 발생하는 금전적 이득(벌거나 얻지 못한)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu nhập

lợi ích tài chính (thu được hoặc chưa kiếm được) tích lũy trong một khoảng thời gian nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

รายได้

ผลกำไรทางการเงิน (ได้รับหรือไม่ได้รับ) ที่เกิดขึ้นในช่วงเวลาที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghasilan

keuntungan finansial (diperoleh atau diterima di muka) yang diperoleh selama periode waktu tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

kita

ang pinansiyal na kita (nakuha o hindi kinita) na naipon sa loob ng isang takdang panahon

🇲🇾Malay

pendapatan

keuntungan kewangan (diperolehi atau tidak diperoleh) yang terakru dalam tempoh masa tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دخل

المكاسب المالية (المكتسبة أو غير المكتسبة) المتراكمة خلال فترة زمنية معينة

🇮🇷Persian

درآمد

سود مالی (به دست آمده یا غیرقابل کسب) که در یک دوره زمانی معین به دست می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

gelir

Belirli bir süre içinde tahakkuk eden mali kazanç (kazanılmış veya kazanılmamış)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכנָסָה

הרווח הכספי (שהרווח או לא הרווח) שנצבר על פני פרק זמן נתון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'income'?

The primary meaning of 'income' is 'the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'income' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'income' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'income' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'income' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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