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earnings

earnings

309 2.3
Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrnɪŋz/
translation icon : ingresos
  • Only a select few in the city had that kind of stature, and his earnings reflected that.
  • high earnings
  • increase earnings
  • annual earnings

When people lose their jobs, earnings go down, people cut back.

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Examples

  • Despite these challenges, the evidence for the significant earnings gains from community college attendance appears to be compelling.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I take 20% of your earnings, but I look after your tax, rent and everything else.

  • When people lose their jobs, earnings go down, people cut back.

  • So my key, my biggest earnings were when I wrote for men online.

  • And so as a result, earnings fell significantly, right?

  • Does it result in higher earnings after graduating?

  • I'm going to continue to enjoy my earnings.

  • Both studies found significant earnings gains ranging from 7% to 24%.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So here's the distribution of earnings for teachers in Denmark.

  • Many people invest in stocks to increase their earnings over time.

Synonyms

income
vsearnings
1.2

Money a person or family receives regularly from work and investments

is any money or gain from work business or investment whether regular
profit
vsearnings
  • Specialized
2.0

Money left after you pay all costs and taxes

is broader covering general payments and not only leftover money after costs
take
vsearnings
215 7.0

Money earned from an activity, especially sales

is the general money or profit received across work business or investments
net income
vsearnings
  • Specialized
20 3.0

Money a person or business keeps after paying costs and taxes

is broader covering money received not only the post expense total
personal income
vsearnings
  • Specialized
15 3.5

Money a person receives before taxes from work or investments

is broader covering money or profit for both people and businesses
remuneration
vsearnings
  • Formal
9 7.6

Money paid to someone for work or services

is wider including money from business activity and returns on investment
net profit
vsearnings
  • Specialized
6 3.2

Money left after paying all costs, taxes, and other charges

is the general money or payment before considering costs or expenses
profits
vsearnings
  • Specialized
1 2.3

Money left after paying all costs and taxes

is broader including payments before deducting business costs

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

524 2.7

An amount of money spent for work or business

Compounds

earnings report
  • Specialized
7 2.9

A company report that shows how much profit or loss it made over a set time

1 7.2

A number that shows how expensive a company's share is compared with its profit per share

Profit a company makes before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
windfall
35 5.1
sum
141 1.0
proceeds
4.2
earnings
309 2.3
pittance
15 7.9

Surface Forms

earnings plural

Morphology

earnings = earning (transparent) = earn + ing + s

Formed from 'earning' (earn + -ing) with a plural '-s'; the meaning 'money received' is directly predictable from 'earn'.

Etymology

Earnings comes from the old verb earn, which meant 'to deserve' or 'get by work'. So earnings are the money or profit you 'get' from your job, business, or investments.