income earner

collocation in English

meaningsofincomeandearner

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income
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪŋ.kʌm/us
/ˈɪn.kʌm/
money that is earned from doing work or received ...
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earner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɜː.nər/us
/ˈɝː.nɚ/
someone or something that ...
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(Definition ofincomeandearnerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Harvesting natural products such as wild fruits is the most importantincomeearner.
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Similarly, the current actual pension amount is specified to yield a replacement rate for gross income of 50 %, which reflects the current situation for an averageincomeearner.
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Therefore, let us not denigrate the efforts of the highincomeearner.
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Personal allowances help everyone—the lowincomeearneras well as the highincomeearner.
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The only difference is that it will be paid to theincomeearnerrather than to the spouse who looks after the family.
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We are aware from experience in our constituencies that an £80,000 estate is not normally achieved by the averageincomeearner.
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With less than half of the average wage theincomeearnerbecame liable for taxation.
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They are doing nothing to lighten the total tax burden on the averageincomeearnerwhich we emphasise has continued to rise.
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But the effect of direct taxation on the averageincomeearneris having a significant effect on the retail price index.
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I certainly agree you cannot spot the winner on this particular scheme, unless if be the upperincomeearner.
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The averageincomeearnernaturally demands much higher wages.
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The aircraft industry is a very importantincomeearner.
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Tax relief is given in respect of interest payments on mortgages, and here again the greatest benefit goes to the highestincomeearner.
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Is it not pie in the sky to think that tourism, in the immediate future, could be anincomeearnerfor a returning population?
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Equally, no consumer—who is also the sameincomeearner—will be able to avoid this tax by the way in which he spends his money.
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That choice exists, but it is not one that anyincomeearnerwould choose to exercise.
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Account is not taken of children who are growing up in families without anincomeearner.
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At the same time, a lowincomeearnerhas to pay the flat rate contribution, which as a percentage of his income is a very much greater contribution than mine.
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