Ĭn'cōme, n.

(ĭn'kum), n. [Prefix in and come; Ger. einkommen, einkunft, Dan. indkomme, indkomst, Sw. inkomst.] 1. The act of coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress. [Obs.] At mine income I louted low. Drant. 2. That which is caused to enter; infusion; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted as if by supernatural influence. [Rare.] I would then make in and steep My income in their blood. Chapman. 3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, or property of any kind; the produce of a farm; the rent of houses; the proceeds of professional business; the profits of commerce or of occupation; the interest of money or stock in funds, &c.; revenue; receipts; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as, a large income; a limited income. Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders;—issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies.—Income tax, a tax upon all a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, &c., or all beyond a certain amount.