dual earner

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdjuː.əl ɜːn.ə/, /ˈdʒuː.əl ɜːn.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd(j)uː.əl ɝnɚ/

Noun

dual earner (plural dual earners)

1. (economics) person of a couple with two jobs and thus two incomes; they may or may not have children.

Derived terms

• dual-earner (adjective)
• dual earner couple
• dual earner family

Related terms

• DINK: double income, no kids
• dinky: double income, no kids yet
• dual career couple

Translations

person of a couple with two jobs and thus two incomes

• Dutch: tweeverdiener (nl) m