incomes

IPA/ˈɪŋ.kʌm/
KK[ˈɪnkˌʌmz]IPA/ˈɪn.kʌm/

incomes — 名詞

  • incomessingular
  • incomesesplural

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

收入

從工作或投資獲得的金錢

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.

Mei-Lin 的收入來自醫院的工作和週末教學生。

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

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

Okonkwo 先生靠退休金和一間出租公寓獲得穩定的收入。

steady / regular income (adjective + income)

常見搭配
  • earn an income
  • generate income
  • supplement your income
  • source of income
  • extra income
  • annual 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

營業收入

企業在特定期間扣除成本後的獲利

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.

TransGlobal 報告上一季淨收入超過 20 億美元。

net income (accounting term: profit after all costs)

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

這家烘焙坊在開始透過網路和當地超市銷售蛋糕後，年度營業收入翻了一倍。

annual income (time-period + income)

常見搭配
  • net income
  • gross income
  • operating income
  • reported income
  • income statement
  • income before tax
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.

同根字

  • income
    名詞B1
  • income tax
    名詞片語B2
  • high-income
    形容詞B2
  • low-income
    形容詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • income tax
  • income bracket
  • income inequality
  • income stream

常用片語

  • source of income
  • level of income
  • loss of income
  • supplement your income

介系詞搭配