modest income
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmodestandincome
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modest
adjective
uk/ˈmɒd.ɪst/us/ˈmɑː.dɪst/
not large in size or amount, or ...
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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 ofmodestandincomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Costs are low because subsistence hunters are mainly selfemployed farmers with verymodestincomeopportunities; that is to say, the opportunity cost of poaching is small.
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It would be pathetic to imagine someone on amodestincomesetting aside £1,000 a year for 40 years, after expenses.
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It is impossible for a man ofmodestincometo marry a wealthy woman, because the taxation position becomes hopelessly impossible.
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A war widow who is working and earning amodestincomeis little better off.
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I came from a family with a verymodestincome.
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They have to meet these charges from a verymodestincome.
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Many do not wish to be rehoused because they are old-age pensioners living on amodestincome.
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Anyone on amodestincomewho has not passed exams as a financial adviser is likely to bury their head in despair.
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We may find ourselves in dispute over the term "modestincome".
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The minimum income guarantee is nothing more than a massive disincentive to saving for someone on amodestincome.
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They are low andmodestincomefamilies.
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The family has a verymodestincome.
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If people have too much money in the bank or if they have amodestincome, they get no help whatever.
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What harm does it do an ordinary person with amodestincomeif inflation takes place?
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His earnings tend to be less than £40,000 a year, which is a relativelymodestincomefor a consultant.
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The total rent from the three properties, which is a main part of hermodestincome, is £162 a year.
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It would mean that they could retain their savings and their independence and live their lives at thatmodestincomewithout paying tax.
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Has anyone objectively analysed the new arrangement from the position of a student from a poor background, or even one from amodestincomebackground?
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That is why we are introducing the pension credit—to help pensioners with savings or amodestincomein retirement.
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