earnings
21earnings — noun (plural) 1 the money that you receive for the work that you do: He has had to pay tax on his earnings since he started at the firm. 2 the profit that a company makes: The company s earnings have dropped by 5% in the first quarter …
22earnings — plural noun their combined earnings paid for this house Syn: income, wages, salary, stipend, pay, payment, fees; revenue, yield, profit, takings, proceeds, avails, dividends, return, remuneration …
23earnings — See average weekly earnings …
24earnings — n.pl. money earned. Phrases and idioms: earnings related (of benefit, a pension, etc.) calculated on the basis of past or present income …
25Earnings quality — Earnings quality, in accounting, refers to the overall reasonableness of reported earnings. It is an assessment criterion for how repeatable, controllable and bankable McClure, Ben. (n.d.) Earnings: Quality Means Everything . Retrieved June 29,… …
26Earnings call — Earnings Calls are a teleconference in which a public company discusses the financial results of a reporting period. The name comes from the bottom line numbers in the income statement earnings per share. The U.S. based National Investor… …
27Earnings yield — is the quotient of earnings per share divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio the E/P or the EPS.The earnings yield is quoted as a percentage, allowing an easy comparison to going bond rates.ApplicationsThe earnings… …
28earnings-related — ˌearnings reˈlated adjective ACCOUNTING relating to the amount of money that you earn and changing in relation to this amount, used especially about a pension scheme: • a state earnings related pension scheme • earnings related contributions * *… …
29earnings report — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an official document that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/annual/recent earnings report »The quarterly earnings report failed to impress investors. »strong/solid earnings… …
30earnings statement — UK US noun [C] ► (also statement of earnings) FINANCE an official statement that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/half year/interim earnings statement »Shares dropped more than 2.7% after a takeover… …
