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earnings

/ˈɝnɪŋz/noun2 syllables

Earnings means: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).

Synonyms for earnings10

noun, as in the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits

noun, as in something that remunerates

wage, pay, remuneration, salary

What does earnings mean?2

noun

1

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

2

something that remunerates“wages were paid by cash”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Earnings in a sentence

  • Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton.The_World_Factbook
  • Every week, my father saves a part of his earnings.kremel
  • Next to what the boss pulls in, your earnings are just laughably tiny.Objectivesea
  • His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl.AlanF_US
  • Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.CK
  • The deterioration of corporate earnings has yet to bottom out.letsgolanguages
  • Our earnings are in proportion to our real ability.Swift
  • Corporate earnings for the first quarter were disappointing.CM

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