Net profit, also calledNet Earnings,Net Income, and informallyThe Bottom Line, is calculated by adding up a business’ total expenses, and subtracting that from its revenue – this shows what the company has either earned or lost over a specific accounting period, which could be one month, o...
SSI recipients receive a modest monthly benefit. In 2024, the maximum monthly federal benefit for SSI payments for an individual is $943. (Many states add a small supplement to this.) This sum, however, may be lower if the recipient has any countable income. Note that SSI benefits reduce ...
(countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it. Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America. The...
(countable) Something or someone one is interested in. Lexicography is one of my interests. Victorian furniture is an interest of mine. The main character's romantic interest will be played by a non-professional actor. Interest (uncountable) Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of ...
In California, our state income tax is 8%-13.3% and we've got a huge budget deficit, especially due to 4+ months of economic lockdowns! There's no way I'm giving 10% of my hard-earned retirement income to the politicians up in Sacramento to waste. ...
(countable) A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved. Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives. Living Active; lively; vigorous; - said esp. of states of the mi...