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high-income

[hahy-in-kuhm] / ˈhaɪˈɪn kʌm /


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Food price hikes hit low-income households harder than high-income households, because people with lower incomes spend larger shares of their money on food and housing.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s because if high-income shoppers scale back their spending, then the other horizontal lines of the “E” — the lower and middle classes — may not have enough spending power to keep the economy afloat.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

In addition, most of the available data comes from high-income countries.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

He doesn’t have a dedicated patch to cover, but said he relies on AI to help craft unique angles on straightforward news that will appeal to young, high-income audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Across the country, the upper middle class so dominates elite universities that high-income students, on average, actually get slightly more financial aid from colleges than low- income students do.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times