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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
disposable income
noun
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▪ A Labour victory would have boosted their disposable income by £311, mainly because of the increase in child benefit.
▪ Economy: Do customers have enough disposable income?
▪ Eligibility is determined by a means test administered by the solicitor and based upon assessment of disposable income and capital.
▪ In view of the high local disposable income, the potential for an evening dining-out market is clearly high. 4.
▪ Real personal disposable income rose 15 percent over the period.
▪ The effect, of course, is to dampen the growth of disposable income.
▪ The heavily restricted Internet deals appeal to people with disposable income and flexible schedules.
▪ The percentage of disposable income spent at grocery stores and supermarkets has been declining since the 1970s.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
disposable income

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
disposable income

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
disposable income

n. income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending

Wikipedia
Disposable Income (album)

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.