26984 words

earnings

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
the amount of money that someone is paid for working:

Examples:

Average earnings for skilled workers are rising.
2
a company's profits in a particular period:

Examples:

report earnings Sun Microsystems reported earnings that were slightly better than the market had been expecting.
3
the amount of money that you are paid for the work you do, or the profit that a company makes
4
a company's or industry's profits in a particular period:

Examples:

Earnings from record sales topped £5 million.
lower/strong/record earnings It was one of the few companies that showed strong earnings.
Sun Microsystems reported earnings that were slightly better than the market had been expecting.
expected/forecast earnings
5
the money that a person makes for the work that they do:

Examples:

Family credit is reduced as earnings rise.
They are suing each other for loss of earnings.
weekly/monthly earnings

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