income

Example Sentences

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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

"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

“Business and government can do many things to properly incent retraining, income assistance, reskilling, early retirement and relocation for those whose jobs might be adversely impacted by AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

To be sure, there are certain instances where the IRS allows people to exempt themselves from withholding paycheck money for income taxes, Youngblood notes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Make the loans, then sell them off to the fixed income departments of big Wall Street investment banks, which will in turn package them into bonds and sell them to investors.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis