earnings
ear·nings
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 check”
- “he wasted his pay on drink”
- “they saved a quarter of all their earnings”
Origin
From earning + -s.
Phrases
- attachment of earnings
- earnings beat
- earnings call
- earnings miss
- earnings power
- earnings season
- net earnings
- price-earnings ratio
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