Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
disposable income \dis*pos"a*ble in"come\, n. (Economics)
that portion of income which is available for spending on
discretionary purchases; for individuals, it is usually
calculated as total income less taxes. National disposable
income, which is the disposable income of all individuals and
businesses, is calculated as total national income minus
taxes plus transfer payments.
--Dornbusch and Fischer
(Macroeconomics)
Wiktionary
n. (context economics English) The amount of a person's or group's monetary income which is available to be saved or spent (on either essential or non-essential items), after deducting all taxes and other governmental fees.
WordNet
n. income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending
Wikipedia
Disposable Income is an album by English punk rock band, Snuff. It was released in March, 2003 on the Union 2112 record label. The band previously released many albums on American independent label, Fat Wreck Chords.
Usage examples of "disposable income".
By the end of the nineteenth century, therefore, most of the true restaurants were still reserved for those with disposable income and leisure time.
There was no point in squandering good advertising money on barely-citizens who possessed little in the way of disposable income.
The Bronson family's disposable income is certainly greater than the Dual Monarchy's.
The young woman had an incredible amount of energy, considerable disposable income for entertainment and was very generous.
Her knack for separating her fellow students from their disposable income was just one of many reasons she'd finally been asked to leave.
In my case the proportion of my disposable income I find I need to jettison is about ten percent.
Their society is advanced enough so the inhabitants can understand the difference between fact and fiction, and wealthy enough so at least half the population has disposable income that can be used for hobbies.
But the big bosses in Colombia didn't take all that kindly to my depriving them of about four hundred million a year in disposable income from the drug operation component.
These guys didn't have shopping bags and reeked of disposable income.
The obstacle back then - or maybe it was the excuse - was that he didn't think he could finance a post-grad year, not now that he and Kate were used to having some disposable income and a decent flat to live in.
He'd spent most of his disposable income on his car and that sweet little powerboat that was docked down in Virginia Beach right this minute.
We have been liquidating our natural capital as if it were disposable income, and are nearing depletion of certain capital stocks, like oil, wood, soil, metals, fresh water, fish, and animals.
Successful home owners with disposable income enjoyed decorating their space.
Brooks Brothers is a Gap for people with more disposable income whose bodies need hiding, upscaling, and standardization.