noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , large
▪ six-figure ( esp. AmE )
▪
The business provided him with a six-figure ~.
▪ sufficient
▪ average , median
▪
Average ~s are rising more slowly.
▪ low , meagre/meager , modest , small
▪ rising
▪ additional , extra
▪
They hope that the lottery will provide additional ~ for charities.
▪ total
▪ future
▪ guaranteed , permanent , secure
▪ regular , steady
▪ fixed
▪
She was living on a small, fixed ~ and having trouble paying her bills.
▪ annual , monthly , weekly , yearly
▪ national
▪ per capita
▪
the average per capita ~
▪ personal , private ( esp. BrE )
▪
He has a large private ~ on top of what he earns as a teacher.
▪ combined , family , household , joint
▪
a young couple with a combined ~ of $69 000
▪ gross , pre-tax
▪ taxable
▪ after-tax , net , post-tax
▪ discretionary ( esp. AmE ), disposable
▪ real
▪ earned
▪ unearned
▪ ordinary ( AmE )
▪
Tax rates are 40% on ordinary ~.
▪ reported ( esp. AmE )
▪
Profit figures are based on reported ~.
▪ operating
▪
Operating ~ rose 14% to £36.5 million.
▪ cash , money ( AmE )
▪
the money ~s of individuals
▪ retirement
▪ capital , dividend , fee , foreign , investment , rental
▪
He planned to buy two more properties so he could live off the rental ~.
▪ lost
▪
The industry claims the regulations have cost them $184 million in lost ~.
VERB + INCOME
▪ have
▪ receive
▪
She received an ~ for life as a result of her father's will.
▪ earn , generate , provide (sb with)
▪
Financial assets have the advantage of earning ~.
▪
The return on your investment can provide you with regular ~.
▪ guarantee
▪
Social security guarantees an ~ to retired and disabled workers.
▪ derive from
▪
The area could derive lucrative tourist ~ from the park.
▪ boost , double , increase , maximize , supplement
▪
ways of boosting your retirement ~
▪
She supplements her ~ by working nights.
▪ reduce
▪ exceed
▪
For 2001, expenditure exceeded ~ by £10 000.
▪ depend on
▪ live on
▪
A large number of families in the area are living on below-average ~s.
▪ redistribute
▪
They aim to redistribute ~ from the rich to the poor.
▪ treat sth as
▪
Interest is treated as ~ for tax purposes.
INCOME + VERB
▪ arise (from sth) ( esp. BrE ), come from sth , derive from sth
▪
If a person's ~ arises in the UK, it is subject to UK income tax.
▪
A lot of our ~ comes from bank interest.
▪ grow , increase , rise
▪ decline , drop , fall
▪ stagnate
▪ exceed sth
INCOME + NOUN
▪ bracket , group , level
▪
Elderly people often belong to a low ~ group.
▪ earner
▪
people in the lowest 25% of ~ earners
▪ distribution , redistribution
▪ disparity , gap , inequality
▪
The ~ gap between rich and poor grew.
▪ stream
▪
Customer subscriptions provide a reliable ~ stream.
▪ growth
▪
Lower ~ growth reduces demand.
▪ ~s policy ( BrE )
▪
There are internal disputes over the party's ~s policy.
▪ support ( esp. BrE )
▪
A single mother of three, she relies on ~ support.
▪ statement
▪
a company's ~ statement
▪ tax
PREPOSITION
▪ on an ~
▪
Many families on a low ~ are dependent on state support.
▪ ~ from
▪
~ from tourism
PHRASES
▪ the distribution of ~ , the redistribution of ~
▪ a drop in ~
▪ ~ and expenditure
▪
Every company must keep control of its ~ and expenditure.
▪ ~ per capita , ~ per head
▪
Real ~ per head of population was at a low point five years ago.
▪ a source of ~