in|clu|sive / I nkluː s I v/
1 ADJ If a price is inclusive , it includes all the charges connected with the goods or services offered. If a price is inclusive of postage and packing, it includes the charge for this. □ [+ of ] …all prices are inclusive of delivery. □ …an inclusive price of £32.90. ● ADV Inclusive is also an adverb. □ …a special introductory offer of £5,995 fully inclusive.
2 → see also all-inclusive
3 ADJ [n ADJ ] After stating the first and last item in a set of things, you can add inclusive to make it clear that the items stated are included in the set. □ Training will commence on 5 October, running from Tuesday to Saturday inclusive.
4 ADJ If you describe a group or organization as inclusive , you mean that it allows all kinds of people to belong to it, rather than just one kind of person. □ The academy is far more inclusive now than it used to be.
in|cog|ni|to / I nkɒgniː toʊ/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ after v] Someone who is incognito is using a false name or wearing a disguise, in order not to be recognized or identified. □ Hotel inspectors have to travel incognito.
in|co|her|ent / I nkoʊh I ə rənt/
1 ADJ If someone is incoherent , they are talking in a confused and unclear way. □ [+ with ] The man was almost incoherent with fear. ● in|co|her|ence N‑UNCOUNT □ Beth's incoherence told Amy that something was terribly wrong. ● in|co|her|ent|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ He collapsed on the floor, mumbling incoherently.
2 ADJ If you say that something such as a policy is incoherent , you are criticizing it because the different parts of it do not fit together properly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …an incoherent set of objectives. ● in|co|her|ence N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the general incoherence of government policy.
in|come ◆◆◇ / I nkʌm/ (incomes ) N‑VAR A person's or organization's income is the money that they earn or receive, as opposed to the money that they have to spend or pay out. □ Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home. SYNONYMS income NOUN
earnings: Average weekly earnings rose by 1.5% in July.
revenue: The cinema has seen record advertising revenue and ticket sales.
proceeds: The proceeds from the concert will go towards famine relief.
receipts: He was tallying the day's receipts.
takings: Their takings were fifteen to twenty thousand pounds a week.
in|comer / I nkʌmə r / (incomers ) N‑COUNT An incomer is someone who has recently come to live in a particular place or area. [mainly BRIT ]
i n|come sup|po rt N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, income support is money that the government gives regularly to people with no income or very low incomes.
i n|come tax (income taxes ) N‑VAR Income tax is a certain percentage of your income that you have to pay regularly to the government.
in|com|ing / I nkʌm I ŋ/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] An incoming message or phone call is one that you receive. □ We keep a record of incoming calls.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] An incoming plane or passenger is one that is arriving at a place. □ The airport was closed for incoming flights.
3 ADJ [ADJ n] An incoming official or government is one that has just been appointed or elected. □ …the problems confronting the incoming government.
in|com|mu|ni|ca|do / I nkəmjuːn I kɑː doʊ/
1 ADJ If someone is being kept incommunicado , they are not allowed to talk to anyone outside the place where they are. □ He was held incommunicado in prison for ten days before being released without charge.
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If someone is incommunicado , they do not want to be disturbed, or are in a place where they cannot be contacted. □ Yesterday she was incommunicado, putting the finishing touches to her autobiography.
in|com|pa|rable / I nkɒ mprəb ə l/
1 ADJ If you describe someone or something as incomparable , you mean that they are extremely good or impressive. □ …paintings by the incomparable Salvador Dali.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] You use incomparable to emphasize that someone or something has a good quality to a great degree. [FORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ …an area of incomparable beauty.
in|com|pa|rably / I nkɒ mprəbli/ ADV You can use incomparably to mean 'very much' when you are comparing two things and emphasizing the difference between them. [FORMAL , EMPHASIS ] □ …his incomparably brilliant love songs.
in|com|pat|ible / I nkəmpæ t I b ə l/
1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If one thing or person is incompatible with another, they are very different in important ways, and do not suit each other or agree with each other. □ [+ with ] They feel strongly that their religion is incompatible with the political system. ● in|com|pat|ibil|ity / I nkəmpæt I b I l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ between ] Incompatibility between the mother's and the baby's blood groups may cause jaundice. [Also + of/with ]
2 ADJ If one type of computer or computer system is incompatible with another, they cannot use the same programs or be linked up together. □ [+ with ] This made its mini-computers incompatible with its mainframes.
in|com|pe|tence / I nkɒ mp I təns/ N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to someone's incompetence , you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] The incompetence of government officials is appalling.