- Salary or wages.
- Business profits.
- Gains from investments.
Did you mean: earnings, income, Net income (investment), earn, earning
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| Investment Dictionary: Earnings |
The amount of profits that a company produces during a specific period, which is usually defined as a quarter (three calendar months) or a year. Earnings typically refer to after-tax net income.Ultimately, a business's earnings are the main determinant of its share price, because earnings and the circumstances relating to them can indicate whether the business will be profitable and successful in the long run.
Investopedia Says:
Earnings are perhaps the single most studied number in a company's financial statements because they show a company's profitability. A business's quarterly and annual earnings are typically compared to analyst estimates and guidance provided by the business itself. In most situations, when earnings do not meet either of those estimates, a business's stock price will tend to drop. On the other hand, when actual earnings beat estimates by a significant amount, the share price will likely surge.
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| Accounting Dictionary: Earnings |
1. Net Income of a business. See also Earnings Per Share (EPS).
2. Revenues earned by an individual such as compensation and passive income (e.g., interest, dividends).
| Thesaurus: earnings |
| Antonyms: earnings |
Definition: money for work performed
Antonyms: bills, debt, losses, payment, payout
| Word Tutor: earnings |
His earnings did not keep up with his spending.
| Translations: Earnings |
Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - indtægt, fortjeneste
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Nederlands (Dutch)
verdiensten, winst
Français (French)
n. pl. - salaire, revenu, profit, gains, bénéfice
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Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Ertrag
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - απολαβές, αποδοχές, (οικον.) πρόσοδοι, (εισπραττόμενα) κέρδη
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Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - salário (m), rendimentos (m pl)
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Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - beneficios, sueldo, ingreso
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - inkomster, förtjänst
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
收入, 工资, 利润, 收益
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 收入, 工資, 利潤, 收益
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) المال الذي يكسبه شخص ( ربح أو أجر)
עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - שכר, רווחים
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