disposable income
noun
: income that is left after paying taxes and for things that are essential, such as food and housing
I don't have enough disposable income to buy such luxuries.
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According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in 2023 American households had $63,000 in disposable income, while French households had only $35,000 and British households had only $36,000.
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
That was last month’s personal saving rate, or the proportion of disposable income Americans saved after monthly expenses, up from March’s 3.9%.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The Education Department can garnish up to 15% of defaulted borrowers’ disposable income and federal benefits, as well as their entire federal tax refunds.
—Annie Nova,ali McCadden, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Per capita disposable income in Malipo was $2,300 a year last year, compared with about $69 a year in 1992.
—Eric Baculinao, NBC news, 17 May 2025
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
That was last month’s personal saving rate, or the proportion of disposable income Americans saved after monthly expenses, up from March’s 3.9%.
—Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The Education Department can garnish up to 15% of defaulted borrowers’ disposable income and federal benefits, as well as their entire federal tax refunds.
—Annie Nova,ali McCadden, CNBC, 18 May 2025
Per capita disposable income in Malipo was $2,300 a year last year, compared with about $69 a year in 1992.
—Eric Baculinao, NBC news, 17 May 2025
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“Disposable income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disposable%20income. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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