earnings
English meaning: Earnings
Definition
Wages, money earned, income.
Example
“The company's quarterly earnings beat analysts' expectations.”
Another example: “A good education can significantly raise a person's lifetime earnings.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural noun for money earned, whether personal income or a company's profits ('quarterly earnings'). Common in finance, business reporting and employment. The corporate sense dominates financial news.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English earnian 'to deserve, earn', plus the noun suffix -ing, with the plural noun dating to the 17th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- losses
- expenses
- outgoings
Related Words
Common Collocations
- quarterly earnings
- earnings report
- lifetime earnings
- earnings growth
- net earnings
- earnings per share
Word Forms
earn (v); earnings (n, plural)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
Maturity = 146,932.81 · Interest earned = 46,932.81
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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