proportion of income
collocation in Englishmeaningsofproportionandincome
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proportion
noun
uk/prəˈpɔː.ʃən/us/prəˈpɔːr.ʃən/
the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to ...
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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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(Definition ofproportionandincomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Three families were relieved in 1837 and this relief accounted for a similarproportionofincome, at 5.1 per cent.
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It is in the oldest age group, where women considerably outnumber men, that the highest proportionofincome-poor, house-rich owneroccupiers are currently found.
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This is expected because, as one gets older, a smallerproportionofincomeneeds to be saved.
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Fundamentally, the traditional theory of saving reduced to: theproportionofincomesaved rises with income, so rich people (and countries) save; poor people dissave.
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Is 7% a significantproportionofincomefor farms in the region?
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For married women, theproportionofincomefrom private pensions was very low but it more than doubled, from 3.6 to 7.5 per cent over the eight years.
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As a result, as he knows well, theproportionofincomepaid in income tax, even for the lowest paid, will increase.
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That is the highestproportionofincometax paid in recent years.
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The highest incomes paid the highestproportionofincometax.
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No information is available on the total number of claims suspended or theproportionofincomesupport claims which resulted in a disallowance.
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However, the geat bulk of the population saves only a smallproportionofincomeand spends most of it.
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The largestproportionofincomesupport and unemployment benefit frauds took the form of people claiming while working—a staggering £560 million of the £1.4 billion total.
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Restricting theproportionofincomefrom private patients to within existing limits will be a major disincentive for trusts to become foundation hospitals.
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Theproportionofincomespent on consumption may be higher in 1968 than at any other time.
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Moreover, theproportionofincometax and national insurance contributions is lower for everyone compared with the indexed regime of 1978–79.
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Divorced and separated women, however, saw no increase in theproportionofincomefrom this source.
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Since 1979, theproportionofincometaken in income tax has doubled.
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Giving people who cannot afford them warm, energy-efficient homes changes their lives dramatically, by reducing theproportionofincomespent on heating.
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Theproportionofincomespent on bread forms a smaller proportion of total expenditure than it used to.
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Theproportionofincometax is lower than it was a number of years ago.
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As aproportionofincome, it did not rise, and in several of the years it fell.
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In fact, theproportionofincomein respect of rent, interest and profit in 1965 was fractionally higher than 10 years before.
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Families with children, on average, have higher fuel bills as aproportionofincome, especially single parents and those with young babies.
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Theproportionofincomesaved from marginal increases in income will depend on many factors including inflation, financial wealth and real and nominal interest rates.
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