standard income
1Income inequality in the United States — is the extent to which income, most commonly measured by household or individual, is distributed in an uneven manner. While there seems to be consensus among social scientists that some degree of income inequality is needed, the extent of income… …
2standard rate — ➔ rate1 * * * standard rate UK US noun [C] UK ► (also standard rate of interest) BANKING, FINANCE the normal percentage amount that a bank charges customers for borrowing money: charge/pay a standard rate »Our discounted rate ended this year and… …
3standard-rate — UK US noun [C] UK ► (also standard rate of interest) BANKING, FINANCE the normal percentage amount that a bank charges customers for borrowing money: charge/pay a standard rate »Our discounted rate ended this year and we have been paying the bank …
4Income protection insurance — (IPI) is a UK insurance policy paying benefits to policyholders who are incapacitated and hence unable to work due to illness or accident. IPI policies were formerly called Permanent Health Insurance (PHI).Relevant concepts* Incapacity will be… …
5standard deduction — see deduction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. standard deduction …
6Income redistribution — refers to a political policy intended to even the amount of income individuals are permitted to earn.Fact|date=July 2007The basic premise of the redistribution of income is that money should be distributed to benefit the poorer members of society …
7income tax — a tax levied on incomes, esp. an annual government tax on personal incomes. [1790 1800] * * * Levy imposed by public authority on the incomes of persons or corporations within its jurisdiction. In nations with an advanced system of private… …
8Standard of living in the People's Republic of China — Before 1949 the Chinese economy was characterized by widespread poverty, extreme income inequalities, and endemic insecurity of livelihood. Though it has been argued that in the Ming Qing Period the standards of living reached and stayed at a… …
9standard of living — noun a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group (Freq. 2) they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic… …
10Standard of living in the United States — The standard of living in the United States is one of the top 20 in the world by the standards economists use as measures of standards of living. Per capita income is high but also less evenly distributed than in most other developed countries;… …
