incomes

IPA/ˈɪŋ.kʌm/
KK[ˈɪnkˌʌmz]IPA/ˈɪn.kʌm/

incomes — noun

  • incomessingular
  • incomesesplural

1. money that a person or a household receives from working, from selling goods or

1.名詞B1
釋義

money that a person or a household receives from working, from selling goods or services, or from investments such as stocks or rental property

例句

Mei-Lin's income comes from her hospital job and from tutoring students on weekends.

income + from + source (job / investment / side work)

Mr. Okonkwo receives a steady income from his pension and a rental apartment.

steady / regular income (adjective + income)

同義詞
  • earnings

    refers specifically to money you have earned through work; more formal than 'income'

  • wages

    daily or weekly payment for manual or hourly work; narrower than 'income'

  • salary

    fixed regular payment, usually monthly, from a job; does not include investment gains

反義詞
  • expenses

    money spent, the opposite side of a personal budget

用法筆記

This sense is most often uncountable — you usually say 'low income' rather than 'a low income', though both are acceptable when income is treated as a countable type.

常見錯誤

❌She has a high salary from her investments.
✅She has a high income from her investments.
💡'salary' is only money from employment, not from investments.

2. the profit that a company earns from its activities during a particular period,

2.名詞B2
釋義

the profit that a company earns from its activities during a particular period, such as a quarter or financial year, calculated after deducting its costs

例句

TransGlobal reported a net income of over two billion dollars last quarter.

net income (accounting term: profit after all costs)

The bakery's annual income doubled after it started selling cakes online and through local supermarkets.

annual income (time-period + income)

同義詞
  • revenue

    total money received before costs are deducted; broader than 'income' in business contexts

  • profit

    what remains after all costs; 'net income' and 'net profit' are synonyms

  • earnings

    often used for a company's reported profit per share

反義詞
  • loss

    when costs exceed income in a given period

  • expenses

    the costs that are subtracted from income to calculate profit

文法句型

before tax / after tax

用法筆記

In business English, 'income' can mean either revenue (total money coming in) or profit (what remains after costs) depending on context. 'Net income' always means profit; 'gross income' means revenue minus the direct cost of goods sold.

常見錯誤

❌The company's income rose, so it lost money.
✅The company's costs rose faster than its income, so it lost money.
💡'income rising' means more money coming in, which normally improves profits.