tạp thu
Definition
- Noun:
- Miscellaneous income / Incidental revenue: Money earned from various small, irregular, or secondary sources, not from a primary salary or main business activity.
- Sundry receipts / Odd income: A collective term for minor, assorted earnings.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ngoài lương chính, anh ấy còn có một khoản tạp thu nhỏ từ việc sửa chữa máy tính cho bạn bè. (Besides his main salary, he also has a small amount of miscellaneous income from fixing computers for friends.)
- Khoản tạp thu từ bán đồ cũ không đáng kể. (The sundry receipts from selling old items are insignificant.)
- Cô ấy ghi chép cẩn thận tất cả tạp thu hàng tháng. (She carefully records all incidental revenue each month.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in personal finance, household budgeting, or small business contexts to categorize income that is not part of the core, predictable revenue stream. It implies the income is variable and composed of many small items.
Variants and Related Words
- Thu nhập (n): income, revenue.
- Thu nhập phụ (n): supplementary income, side income.
- Thu nhập chính (n): main income, primary revenue.
Synonyms
- Incidental income
- Sundry income
- Odd earnings
- Petty cash receipts (in a business context)
Related Concepts
- Side hustle: A modern, informal term for work performed to earn supplementary income.
- Passive income: Earnings derived from a source other than primary employment, but "tạp thu" typically implies more active or irregular involvement.