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Income
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income n
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: a gain or recurrent benefit usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor
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: the amount of such gain received in a period of time [an of $20,000 a year]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.