/ˈɪnkʌm;-kəm ||; ˈɪnˌkʌm; -kəm/noun [C,U] the money you receive regularly as payment for your work or as interest on money you have saved, etc 收入（包括薪俸、存款利息等）: It's often difficult for a family to live on one income. 一个家庭往往难以靠一份收入过活。 We talk about a monthly or an annual income. An income may be high or low. Your gross income is the amount you earn before paying tax. Your net income is your income after tax. Look at the note at pay ². 收入可以按月(monthly)或者按年(annual)计算。收入高可用high形容，收入低用low。未扣除应缴税款前的总收入叫做gross income，扣税后的净收入叫做net income。参看pay^2的注释。