Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive income

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive in-come
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An income that is made using little to no effort, such as pension income, rent, or interest, as opposed to normal employment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Players win when they get out of the rat race (salaried jobs) by amassing passive income (investments in real estate or the stock market)."
"Passive income, or profits earned from so-called intangible sources such as interest, is taxed in the U.S. as it is earned."
"Investing in a fully managed asset will provide a passive income and will ensure that you are not stuck with finding tenants, repairs and maintenance costs."

Usage

Inflected Forms

passive incomes (plural)

Questions

What does passive income mean?: An income that is made using little to no effort, such as pension income, rent, or interest, as opposed to normal employment.

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