| 单词 | income |
| 释义 | income income /; / noun [C,U]
ACCRUED INCOME, ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME, DEFERRED INCOME, DISCRETIONARY INCOME, DISPOSABLE INCOME, EARNED INCOME, EXPENDABLE INCOME, FIXED INCOME, HIGH-INCOME, LOW-INCOME, MIDDLE-INCOME, OPERATING INCOME, PREMIUM INCOME, PRIVATE INCOME, PSYCHIC INCOME, RESIDUAL INCOME, TRANSFER INCOME, UNEARNED INCOME, UNREPORTED INCOME
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 income of €400 They receive a proportion of their income from the sale of goods and services. Tourism is a major source of income for the area. ⇨ EXPENDITURE See note at INCREASE
an annual/a monthly/quarterly/weekly income ◆ family/household/national/personal income ◆ gross/net income ◆ after-tax/pre-tax/post-tax/taxable income ◆ dividend/investment/rental/retirement income ◆ to earn/generate/have/provide/receive (an) income
WHICH WORD?
income/earnings/revenue
These words all describe money that is earned.
Income is used to describe money earned by a person, an organization or a country, especially on a regular basis. It is usually used in the singular or as an uncountable noun: an income of $10 000 a year • a drop in income. In the plural, it refers only to money earned by individuals: The research shows that families on low incomes are struggling with debts.
Earnings is a plural noun and is used mainly in the context of calculating or reporting amounts that are earned by people or businesses: Full-year earnings rose by 15%. • You must declare all earnings to the tax office. It is also used to describe money that a country earns from exporting goods: export earnings
Revenue [U] or revenues [plural] are used about money earned by a business: A product generates revenue for the business. • Over half the company's revenues are in dollars.
Income [U] or revenue [U or plural], not earnings, are used when describing the way in which money is earned: fee/investment/sales income (= money earned from fees/investments/sales) • licence/sales/tax revenues
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