What is the meaning of earnings?

noun

  • The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses.
  • Something that remunerates.
    • usage: "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
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APAWordNet. (2010). earnings. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/earnings/definitions/1271899
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MLAWordNet. "earnings" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/earnings/definitions/1271899>
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