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# [Gross Income](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/gross-income)

 Written by [The Realized Team](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/author/the-realized-team) | Jun 22, 2022 12:00:00 PM

Gross income is a term used to describe an individual’s or a business’s total earnings in a given period of time. For individuals, gross income is primarily derived from wages and salary as well as other forms of passive income such as interest, dividends, rental income and pensions.

For businesses, gross income is measured as the firm’s total revenue less its cost of goods sold. It is ultimately a measure of a firm’s profitability, measuring the firm’s ability to derive profit from the production of goods or services prior to servicing other costs related to administrative activities, taxes and other costs of running a business.

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