incomes
What workers earn
Incomes is the plural of income—money received regularly from work, investments, or other sources.
The plural appears when discussing multiple streams or comparing across groups: Their combined incomes barely covered rent.
Incomes have stagnated while costs have risen.
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- remunerationPayment for work done
take-home · stipend · honorarium · fees · commission · bonus · tips · gratuity
Paid occupation status
- wagesPayment for work
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
rental · royalties · pension · annuity · alimony · grants · subsidies · benefits
Made more varied
- multipleConsisting of many parts
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- residualWhat remains afterward
- passiveNot actively participating
active · primary · secondary · supplemental · steady · irregular · fixed · variable
Primary household earner
- combinedMerged into one
- familyRelated people together
- medianCentral sorted value
- middle-classIntermediate socioeconomic group
discretionary · cost-of-living · budgeting · expenses · dependents · filing · joint · adjusted
Unequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- quintileOne of five equal groups
percentile · median · average · redistribution · progressive · regressive · poverty · mobility
wages
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- compensationPayment for services rendered
remuneration · take-home · stipend · honorarium · fees · commission · bonus · tips · gratuity · overtime
employment
Paid occupation status
- wagesPayment for work
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
interest · rental · royalties · pension · annuity · alimony · grants · subsidies · benefits · disability
diversified
Made more varied
- multipleConsisting of many parts
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
- residualWhat remains afterward
passive · active · primary · secondary · supplemental · steady · irregular · fixed · variable · guaranteed
breadwinner
Primary household earner
middle-class · discretionary · cost-of-living · budgeting · expenses · dependents · filing · joint · adjusted
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
quintile · percentile · median · average · redistribution · progressive · regressive · poverty · mobility · bracket
incomesexpenses
Money spent on things
expenditures · outflows · costs · outlays · outgoings
incomesdebts
Sums owed to others
losses · deficits · poverty · insolvency · destitution
- income taxGovernment charge on earnings
- income taxesGovernment's share of earnings
- incoming callReceived phone connection
- low incomeEarnings below average
- freelance incomeEarnings from self-directed work
- steady incomeConsistent financial flow