"dual earner" meaning in English

See dual earner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdjuː.əl ɜːn.ə/ [UK], /ˈdʒuː.əl ɜːn.ə/ [UK], /ˈd(j)uː.əl ɝnɚ/ [US] Forms: dual earners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Economics Derived forms: dual-earner [adjective], dual earner couple, dual earner family Related terms: double income, no kids, no kids yet, dual career couple Translations (person of a couple with two jobs and thus two incomes): tweeverdiener [masculine] (Dutch)

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