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inconvenience
in·clu·sive /ɪnˈklusɪv/ adj 1 also all-inclusive — containing
or including everything (or many things): an inclusive
charge | It's an all-inclusive price; there's nothing extra to
pay. 2 [(of) after n] (of a price or charge) including other costs
that are often paid separately: The rent is £80 inclusive (of
heating charges). 3 [after n] especially BrE including all the
numbers or dates: from the 5th to the 18th inclusive → see
USAGE —ly adv
American speakers often use through in
expressions where British speakers use inclusive:
Monday to Friday inclusive (BrE) Monday through Friday
(AmE).
in·cog·ni·to /ˌɪnkɒgˈniːtəʊ,ɪnkːg-/ adj, adv [F] hiding one's
IDENTITY (=who one is) especially by taking another name
when one's own is well-known: travelling incognito
in·co·her·ent /ˌɪnkəˈhɪərənt/ adj showing an inability to
express oneself clearly, with suitable connections between
ideas or words: the incoherent ravings of a madman | She
became quite incoherent as the disease got worse. —ly adv
—ence n [U]
in·come /'ɪnkʌm, 'ɪn-/ n [C;U] money which one receives
regularly, usually as payment for one's work or interest from
INVESTMENTS: Half of our income goes on rent. | government
help for low-income families | People on fixed incomes are hurt
by inflation. | to live within one's income | unearned income
(=income from savings, industrial shares etc, rather than
from work) | a private income (=an income provided by one's
family rather than earned by working) → compare EXPENDI-
TURE, OUTGOINGS; see PAY¹ (USAGE)
'incomes ,policy n a government policy to slow down the
continuing rise in prices by setting limits on wage increases
'income sup,port n [U] BrE (in Britain) a payment made by
the government to people who do not have enough money
to live on, e.g. the old or unemployed, introduced in 1988 to
replace SUPPLEMENTARY BENEFIT → compare UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFIT, WELFARE; see also SOCIAL SECURITY
'income tax n [C;U] (a) direct tax on one's income. In Britain
and the US, people with higher incomes pay a higher rate of
tax than people with lower incomes. Governments often
make changes to the system for economic or political reasons.
Many people try to find legal ways to avoid paying income
tax, and most people complain about paying it, but the
INLAND REVENUE (in the US, the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE)
checks to see that people are paying what they should, and
can take people to court if they do not.
'income tax re,turn n a form which is filled in each year by
income tax payers, who state how much they have earned
and what money they do not have to pay tax on, and is
used to calculate how much tax they must pay
in·com·ing /'ɪnkʌmɪŋ/ adj [A] arriving, coming in, starting a
period in office: the incoming tide | the incoming president |
incoming radio signals → compare OUTGOING
in·com·mode /ˌɪnkə'məʊd/ also discommodate v [T] fml or
pomp to cause (someone) inconvenience
in·com·mo·di·ous /ˌɪnkə'məʊdiəs/ adj usually lit or fml not
convenient, satisfactory, or large enough —ly adv
in·com·mu·ni·ca·do /ˌɪnkəmjuːnɪ'kɑːdəʊ/ adv (of people)
kept away from people outside, and not able to give or
receive messages: The prisoner was held incommunicado.
in·com·pa·ra·ble /ɪn'kɒmpərəbəl||-'kɑːm-/ adj too great in
degree or amount to be compared; without equal; not COM-
PARABLE: incomparable wealth/beauty —bly adv: This model
is incomparably the best/incomparably better than the others.
—bility /ɪnˌkɒmpərə'bɪləti||-ˌkɑːm-/ n [U]
in·com·pat·i·ble /ˌɪnkəm'pætəbəl/ adj [(with)] not suitable
to be together with (another thing or person/each other):
Those two are basically incompatible; I'm sure they'll soon get
divorced. | An expensive project like this is incompatible with
the government's aim of reducing public spending. | The two
ideas are mutually incompatible. (=each prevents the other) |
The two computer systems are incompatible with each other.
(=cannot be used together) —bly adv —bility
/ˌɪnkəmpætə'bɪləti/ n [U]
in·com·pe·tence /ɪn'kɒmpɪtəns||-'kɑːm-/ n [U] lack of
ability and skill, resulting in bad work
in·com·pe·tent /ɪn'kɒmpɪtənt||-'kɑːm-/ adj completely
lacking skill or ability: an incompetent teacher | [F+to-v] quite
incompetent to be the leader —incompetent n: a hopeless
incompetent —ly adv
in·com·plete¹ /ˌɪnkəm'pliːt/ adj not complete —ly adv
—ness n [U]
incomplete² n AmE a GRADE given to school or college
students when they have not completed all the work for a
course
in·com·pre·hen·si·ble /ˌɪnkɒmprɪ'hensəbəl||-ˌkɑːm-/ adj
[(to)] difficult or impossible to understand: incomprehensible
behaviour | His signature was an incomprehensible scrawl.
—bly adv —bility /ˌɪnkɒmprɪ'hensə'bɪləti||-ˌkɑm-/ n [U]
in·com·pre·hen·sion /ˌɪnkɒmprɪ'henʃən||-ˌkɑːm-/ n [U]
the state of not understanding
in·con·ceiv·a·ble /ˌɪnkən'siːvəbəl/ adj too strange to be
thought real or possible; impossible to imagine: It once
seemed inconceivable that people should travel to the moon.
—bly adv —bility /ˌɪnkənsiːvə'bɪləti/ n [U]
in·con·clu·sive /ˌɪnkən'kluːsɪv/ adj not leading to a clear
decision or result: inconclusive evidence | an inconclusive
meeting between the unions and the management —ly adv
—ness n [U]
in·con·gru·i·ty /ˌɪnkɒn'gruːɪti/ n 1 [U] also
in·con·gru·ous·ness /ɪn'kɒnɡruəsnɪs||-'kɑːŋ-/ — the state
of being incongruous 2 [C] an act or event which seems
strange and out of place because of its difference from what
is happening around it
in·con·gru·ous /ɪn'kɒnɡruəs||-'kɑːŋ-/ adj strange or sur-
prising in relation to the surroundings; out of place: a
modern building that looks incongruous in that quaint old
village —ly adv
in·con·se·quen·tial /ˌɪnknsɪ'kwenəl||-ˌkɑːn-/ adj
unimportant; INSIGNIFICANT: an inconsequential event —ly
adv —ity /ˌɪnkɒnsɪkwenʃɪ'ælɪti||-ˌkɑːn-/ n [U]
in·con·sid·er·a·ble /ˌɪnkən'sɪdərəbəl/ adj rather small;
not worth considering: a not inconsiderable (=quite large)
sum of money → compare CONSIDERABLE
in·con·sid·er·ate /ˌɪnkən'sɪdərət/ adj derog not thinking
of other people's feelings; thoughtless: It was rather incon-
siderate of her to keep us waiting like that. —ly adv —ness
n [U]
in·con·sis·tent /ˌɪnkən'sɪstənt/ adj 1 [(with)] (of ideas,
opinions etc) not in agreement with each other or with
something else: What the government is saying now is incon-
sistent with its earlier statement on this subject. | The two
statements are inconsistent. | He felt that his job in the bank
was inconsistent with his socialist principles. 2 tending to
change; ERRATIC: Her work is rather inconsistent - sometimes
it's very good and sometimes it's awful. → opposite CONSIST-
ENT —ly adv —tency n [C,U]
in·con·sol·a·ble /ˌɪnkən'səʊləbəl/ adj too sad to be com-
forted: She was inconsolable (at the loss of her friend). |
inconsolable grief —bly adv
in·con·spic·u·ous /ˌɪnkən'spɪkjuəs/ adj not easily seen
or noticed; not attracting attention —ly adv —ness n [U]
in·con·stant /ɪn'kɒnstənt||-'kɑːn-/ adj fml (of people or
behaviour) tending to change; unfaithful in feeling: an
inconstant lover —stancy n [C usually pl;U]
in·con·tes·ta·ble /ˌɪnkən'testəbəl/ adj clearly true; INDIS-
PUTABLE: incontestable proof —bly adv —bility
/ˌɪnkɒntestə'bɪləti/ n [U]
in·con·ti·nent /ɪn'kɒntɪnənt||-'kɑːn-/ adj 1 unable to con-
trol the passing of URINE and/or FAECES from the body 2 lit or
old use unable to control oneself sexually → opposite CONTI-
NENT —nence n [U]
in·con·tro·vert·i·ble
/ˌɪnkntrə'vɜːtəbəl||ˌɪnkɑːntrə'vɜːr-/ adj fml impossible to
disprove; INDISPUTABLE —bly adv
in·con·ve·ni·ence¹ /ˌɪnkən'viːniəns/ n 1 [U] a state of
difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance: The station authorities
apologized for any inconvenience caused by the late arrival of
the train. 2 [C] something that causes inconvenience: It's no
inconvenience to drive you to the station. → see also CONVEN-
IENCE
inconvenience² v [T] to cause inconvenience to: I hope it
won't inconvenience you to drive me to the station.