earnings
noun
Simple meaning
Wages, money earned.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɝnɪŋz
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Definition
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noun
Wages, money earned, income.
finance
Business profits.
finance
Gains on investments; returns.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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- “Her annual earnings allowed her to buy a new car this year.”noun
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Informal terms for money.
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages.….
Something won (especially money).
Money given in return for work.
An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and….
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Income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted.
A financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period.
The price of a stock divided by its earnings.
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