Definition of Income

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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Income



Income -- Money or its equivalent, earned or accrued, arising from the sale of goods or services.

historic definition...

Income -- Revenue; the amount of money coming to a person or a corporation (usually interpreted as meaning annually), whether as payment for services or as interest or other profit from investment.


historic accounting definition (British)...

Income -- (a) The total annual profit made by a person, whether derived from services rendered, investments, or trading. (b) The gross profits of a non-trading business. (c) The total subscriptions, etc., received by a non-profit earning undertaking, as a club or hospital.


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