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earned income
noun
- income from wages, salaries, fees, or the like, accruing from labor or services performed by the earner.
earned income
noun
- income derived from paid employment and comprising mainly wages and salaries
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of earned income1
Example Sentences
Low- to moderate-income workers may also be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable tax break.
Over the years, Sanberg has drawn headlines for his anti-poverty activism — including pushing to establish a California version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, which he benefited from as a child.
They could lose out on the earned income tax credit, which subsidizes lower-wage workers.
For instance, one of our most effective poverty relief programs is the Earned Income Tax Credit, a tax break that initially increases as income does too, creating an incentive to work.
We spend about $122 billion on the child tax credit and another $74 billion on the Earned Income Tax Credit, which supports the working poor.
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