🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

passives Einkommen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpasɪvəs ˈaɪnkɔmən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Passive income/ˈpæs.ɪv ˈɪn.kəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Viele Menschen streben nach einem passiven Einkommen durch Aktien."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Earnings derived from a rental property, limited partnership, or other enterprise in which a person is not actively involved.

    "Real estate investments can generate a steady stream of passive income."
  2. 2

    Money earned with minimal ongoing effort after the initial work or capital has been invested.

    "She built a profitable website that provides reliable passive income through automated digital sales."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'passive' from the Latin 'passivus' (capable of suffering or enduring, later shifting to inactive or unresisting) and 'income' from Old English 'incoman' (to come in). Together, it emerged in modern economic and financial contexts during the late 20th century to describe earnings derived from an enterprise in which the individual is not materially active.

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