earnings
1earnings — earn·ings n pl 1: something (as wages or dividends) earned as compensation for labor or the use of capital 2: the balance of revenue for a specified period that remains after deducting related costs and expenses incurred compare profit Merriam… …
2earnings — (n.) amount of money one makes (from labor or investment), 1732, from plural of verbal noun earning (O.E. earnung fact of deserving; what one deserves; see EARN (Cf. earn)) …
3earnings — [n] money for work performed balance, bottom line*, emolument, gain, gate, groceries*, income, in the black*, lucre, net, pay, payoff, piece of the pie*, proceeds, profit, receipts, remuneration, return, revenue, reward, salary, salt*, stipend,… …
4earnings — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ money or income earned …
5earnings — [ʉrn′iŋz] pl.n. 1. wages, salary, or other recompense earned by working 2. money made by an investment or an enterprise; profits …
6earnings — net income for the company during a period. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Often a general phrase, meaning profits . It does however have a very specific definition in the context of earnings per share. Here, it is defined as profit after tax,… …
7Earnings — Net income for the company during the period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * earnings earn‧ings [ˈɜːnɪŋz ǁ ˈɜːr ] noun [plural] 1. FINANCE the money that a person receives for the work they do in a particular period of time: • He… …
8earnings — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, record, strong ▪ low, meagre/meager ▪ average ▪ annual, hourly …
9earnings — Income. That which is earned; i.e., money earned from performance of labor, services, sale of goods, etc. Revenue earned by an individual or business. Earnings generally include but are not limited to: salaries and wages, interest and dividends,… …
10earnings — Income. That which is earned; i.e., money earned from performance of labor, services, sale of goods, etc. Revenue earned by an individual or business. Earnings generally include but are not limited to: salaries and wages, interest and dividends,… …
