earnings
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nɪŋz noun
money earned; wages; profits.
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| —pl n | |
| 1. | money or other payment earned |
| 2. | the profits of an enterprise |
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Earnings
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
earnings
amount of money one makes (from labor or investment), 1732, from plural of verbal noun earning (see earn).
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Example sentences
She was a single mom with a successful career as a hedge-fund money manager, her earnings doubling, then tripling.
Average wages and salaries grew because the earnings of those belonging to the highest income categories increased rapidly.
In-the-money options-but not at-the-money options-had to be recorded as an expense, which drove down reported earnings.
Instead, they fund their operations and expansions out of retained earnings or in the bond and commercial-paper markets.
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