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Spell Bee Word: Income


Basic Details

Word: Income

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: Money that a person, family or business receives regularly, from work, business or savings.

Synonyms: earnings, salary, wages, pay

Antonyms: expenditure, expenses

How to Spell Income

Syllables: in - come

Tricky part: It is a compound of in + come, written as one word, with a c (not k) and an e at the end.

Watch out for: incom, incum, inkome

Memory tip: It is the money that comes in: in + come, glued together as one word.

Usage Examples

Example 1: Papa says half his monthly income goes on rent and school fees.

Example 2: The farmer's income depends on a good monsoon.

Example 3: Selling pickles online gave my aunt a steady extra income.

Fun Fact

Income tax was first introduced in India in 1860 by James Wilson, to help the government meet the costs that followed the revolt of 1857.

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Word Makeup

Only one of these compound words is spelt correctly. Choose it:

a) income
b) bookeeper
c) pasttime
d) foreward

Show answer

a) income. Bookkeeper keeps both k's, pastime has one t and foreword is spelt with word.

Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word income as used in the sentence:

After the factory closed, the family's income fell so sharply that they rented out the top floor.

a) expenditure
b) salary
c) earnings
d) savings

Show answer

a) expenditure. Income is money coming in and expenditure is money going out; earnings and salary mean much the same as income.

Word Cookie

Find the misspelt word in the sentence:

Every March, my uncle checks his incum and expenses carefully before filing his tax return.

a) return
b) expenses
c) March
d) incum

Show answer

d) incum. Income is in + come, so the end is spelt like come.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A monthly salary is an example of ____.

a) income
b) expenditure
c) debt
d) rent

Show answer

a) income

2. A 'low-income family' is a family that ____.

a) earns little money
b) lives in a small town
c) has few children
d) eats very little

Show answer

a) earns little money

Associated Words

carelessnesscelebratedintegrationadmittingcapriciously
foremosttamedpreferredinsertedincorrectly

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