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How to pronounce earnings in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
Type of income
Has types windfall profit, cleanup, dividend, earning per share, fast buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, killing, margin, markup, quick buck, accumulation
Type Words
Synonyms pay, remuneration, salary, wage
Type of regular payment
Has types merit pay, minimum wage, take-home pay, pay envelope, pay packet, double time, found, living wage, combat pay, strike pay, sick pay, half-pay
Derivation earn


they saved a quarter of all their earnings.

Examples of earnings

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It trailed a bit in 2010, despite continuing to post impressive earnings growth.
From the forbes.com
The club uses its earnings to help subsidize many of its projects, Baillie said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Earnings and sales beat the averages of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
From the bloomberg.com
The victory, worth $47,220, increased Church Camp's career earnings to $146,420.
From the sfgate.com
Fox-Pitt Kelton analyst David Trone explained the earnings beat was low quality.
From the forbes.com
Strong earnings from a tech firm lifted the Nasdaq for a second consecutive day.
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The tech sector lagged Friday, after an earnings miss from Dell held back gains.
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The major averages were mixed, but relatively flat as earnings season kicks off.
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On Tuesday, Dow component Alcoa is scheduled to report earnings after the close.
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More examples
  • Net income: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  • Wage: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
  • Income is the consumption and savings opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. ...
  • Wages, money earned, income; Business profits; Gains on investments; returns
  • The net income or profit for a company. This amount consists of revenues minus all costs (including taxes).
  • Revenues minus expenses and taxes. Also called income.
  • Rental or interest income received by a fund.
  • The total profits of a company after taxation and interest.
  • The growth generated by an investment.