source of income
Where money originates
A source of income is where money comes from—employment, investments, rental property, government benefits, or any other origin of funds.
The phrase appears frequently in financial and legal contexts: Applicants must list all sources of income, She had no steady source of income after the layoff.
A person may have multiple sources of income.
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- pay stubEarnings and deductions summary
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- wagesPayment for work
- nine to fiveStandard workday timeframe
day job · earnings · livelihood · bread and butter · revenue · pension · social security · dividend · royalty · hustle · gig · freelance · commission · bonus · inheritance · trust fund · rent · profit
- Protected Classesrace, color, religion, sex, national origin
- Fair HousingFHA, HUD, housing discrimination, protected classes, fair lending