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income

in·come [ ín kùm ] (plural in·comes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. money received over period: the amount of money received over a period of time either as payment for work, goods, or services, or as profit on capital

2. inflow: an act of coming in or flowing in

[14th century. < Old Norse innkoma "arrival"; later <in-2 + come]
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