income

Example Sentences

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A few years ago, apparently, she underpaid her taxes on her contract income.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"Cafés, shops and local services are seeing familiar faces more often, which builds both community and a more reliable income."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Not a single low-wage 20 company has median pay even close to the income level needed to afford the current U.S. average rent for a two-bedroom apartment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“It is very strange to have one kind of income be treated so differently,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Her family depended on her artist’s income, yet her passion led her right back to her boxes of caterpillars.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman