earnings

[ur-ningz]

noun

1. money earned; wages; profits.

earnings

/ ˈɜːnɪŋz /

plural noun

1. money or other payment earned

2. the profits of an enterprise

Word History and Origins

Origin of earnings¹

before 1050; Middle English erning, Old English earning, earnung merit, pay. See earn ¹, -ing ¹, -s ³

Example Sentences

Since overtaking Las Vegas in gambling earnings Macau has has struggled to expand its economy beyond entertainment.

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When it comes to how he spends his earnings from the book, it is not so much a case of wild living, more rewilding.

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The company also said it had introduced new incentive payments, "designed to increase earnings all year round".

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They are fit and able to work, but are either not working or working with very low earnings.

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Five years after having their first child, mums' earnings drop by an average of £1,051 a month compared with their salary one year before having a child.

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Related Words

• bottom line 
• gain 
• income 
• pay 
• proceeds 
• profit 
• return 
• revenue 
• salary