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Did you mean: earnings, income, Net income (investment), earn, earning

 
Dictionary: earn·ings   (ûr'nĭngz) pronunciation
pl.n.
  1. Salary or wages.
    1. Business profits.
    2. Gains from investments.

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Investment Dictionary: Earnings
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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
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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
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noun

  1. Payment for work done: compensation, emolument, fee, hire, pay, remuneration, salary, stipend, wage. See pay/owe.
  2. Something earned, won, or otherwise acquired: gain, profit, return. See get/lose, money.

Antonyms: earnings
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n

Definition: money for work performed
Antonyms: bills, debt, losses, payment, payout


Word Tutor: earnings
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Money that has been received as pay, profit, or interest.

pronunciation His earnings did not keep up with his spending.

Translations: Earnings
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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - indtægt, fortjeneste

idioms:

  • earnings related    indtægtsbestemt

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdiensten, winst

Français (French)
n. pl. - salaire, revenu, profit, gains, bénéfice

idioms:

  • earnings related    contribution proportionnelle au salaire (une pension)

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Ertrag

idioms:

  • earnings related    gewinnbezogen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - απολαβές, αποδοχές, (οικον.) πρόσοδοι, (εισπραττόμενα) κέρδη

idioms:

  • earnings related    υπολογιζόμενος βάσει του εισοδήματος

Italiano (Italian)
guadagno

idioms:

  • earnings related    sulla base del reddito

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - salário (m), rendimentos (m pl)

idioms:

  • earnings related    ganhos relativos

Русский (Russian)
заработок

idioms:

  • earnings related    непосредственно связанный с заработком

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - beneficios, sueldo, ingreso

idioms:

  • earnings related    proporcional al sueldo o a los ingresos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - inkomster, förtjänst

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
收入, 工资, 利润, 收益

idioms:

  • earnings related    跟收入有关的, 跟利润有关的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 收入, 工資, 利潤, 收益

idioms:

  • earnings related    跟收入有關的, 跟利潤有關的

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 소득

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 所得, 収益

idioms:

  • earnings related    所得額に比例して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) المال الذي يكسبه شخص ( ربح أو أجر)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮שכר, רווחים‬


 
 

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