🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

revenu d'activité

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁəvəny daktivite

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Active Income/ˈæk.tɪv ˈɪn.kʌm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il complète son revenu d'activité avec des petits boulots."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Income received for performing a service, such as wages, tips, salaries, commissions, and income from businesses in which the material participation is substantial.

    "Most people rely primarily on active income from their regular full-time jobs to cover daily expenses."
  2. 2

    Money earned in exchange for a direct expenditure of time, physical effort, or mental labor.

    "Unlike rental properties that generate passive cash flow, consulting requires continuous active income generation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound combining 'active,' derived from the Latin 'activus' meaning prompt or practical, and 'income,' originating from Middle English meaning that which comes in or is gained. It emerged prominently in modern financial lexicon to distinguish traditional labor-based earnings from passive investment streams.

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