income gap

collocation in English

meaningsofincomeandgap

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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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gap
noun
uk
/ɡæp/us
/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofincomeandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincome gap

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This is because of the decrease in occupationalincomegapwithin each sector.
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This was necessary as globalization had resulted in a widening of theincomegap.
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This also reduces theincomegapbetween entrepreneurs and wage earners, hence the inequality level decreases.
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These changes, however, have not reduced the urban-ruralincomegapeither in the relative or the absolute term.
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When a higher-income group grows faster than a lower-income group, theincomegapbetween the two diverges and the across-group inequality increases (or vice versa).
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Thus, the direction of the occupationalincomegapchange over time agrees with the data, but there is a huge discrepancy in orders of magnitudes.
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An increase in makes the economy richer and reduces the occupationalincomegap.
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But this benefits participants more than nonparticipants, andincomegapbetween them diverges faster.
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This contrasts sharply with the wideincomegapbetween female- and male-headed households over the entire sample.
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Consequently, theincomegapis one of the smallest worldwide.
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This may lower overall growth but theincomegapbetween participants and nonparticipants may become smaller.
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Second, it tries to stimulate the rural economy by assisting the agricultural sector and reducing theincomegapbetween cities and the countryside.
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