income

Universal Words noun [C,U] the money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money from business, etc: people on high / low incomes * a weekly disposable income (= the money that you have left to spend after tax, etc.) of ｣200 * a rise in national income * They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services. * Tourism is a major source of income for the area. * higher / middle / lower income groups compareEXPENDITURE