earnings

[ ur-ningz ]

/ ˈɜr nɪŋz /

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noun

money earned; wages; profits.

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Origin of earnings

before 1050; Middle English erning,Old English earning, earnung merit, pay. See earn¹, -ing¹, -s³

Words nearby earnings

earner, earnest, earnestly, earnest money, earnestness, earnings, earnings per share, Earnings Related Supplement, earn one's keep, earn one's stripes, EAROM

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How to use earnings in a sentence

"One of the top pieces of feedback we're hearing from our community right now is that people don't want politics and fighting to take over their experience on our services," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on an earnings call last week.
Facebook tries to end its love-hate affair with politics|Scott Rosenberg|February 12, 2021|Axios
In his book “The Intelligent Investor,” Graham advised his readers to look closely at annual reports, earnings announcements, and other financials.
Buying bitcoin after an Elon Musk tweet is a perfectly rational move|Samanth Subramanian|February 10, 2021|Quartz
“In its years-long scheme, Amazon baited drivers with earnings promises, but then siphoned tips and slashed wages, pocketing over $60 million in the process,” FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra tweeted Tuesday.
Why Amazon’s $62 Million FTC Labor Settlement Is a Bigger Deal Than the Bezos News|Abby Vesoulis|February 4, 2021|Time
On the earnings call last week, Zuckerberg added more specifics to Facebook’s argument against Apple, pointing out how Apple’s own apps are held to a different standard than those of its competitors.
On iPhones, Facebook and Apple begin a war of pop-up messages|Reed Albergotti|February 1, 2021|Washington Post

Coming into 2021 there was a lot of excitement about earnings season.
The Reddit brigade finds a new target in silver, and that sets off an unlikely rally|Bernhard Warner|February 1, 2021|Fortune
Russia depends on oil exports for almost 70 percent of its foreign-currency earnings and almost 50 percent of its annual budget.
How Crimea Crashed the Russian Economy|Anna Nemtsova|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And household earnings for illegal immigrants are considerably lower than that of native-born and legal immigrants.
The Case for More Low-Skill Immigration|Veronique de Rugy|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2014, any dependent youth who earns more than $6,200 will have to report those earnings to the IRS.
Paying Taxes and Going to Jail Like Adults; Teens Deserve the Right to Vote, Too|Jillian Keenan|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when support goes up, so do the earnings of the Zaitokukai—earnings that are poorly accounted for and go untaxed.
For Top Pols In Japan Crime Doesn’t Pay, But Hate Crime Does|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The amount of money the group earns is not checked by reliable third-party entities so their real earnings are unknown.
For Top Pols In Japan Crime Doesn’t Pay, But Hate Crime Does|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their opportunities and earnings are relatively small, and in order to live they must figure closely.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Oppressive laws compel me to pay a portion of my hard earnings to support them in their pride and indolence.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
An employee contributed all of his earnings to his mother who was partially dependent on him for support.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The earnings of a workman are the basis for computing the amount of compensation he is to receive for an injury.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
But he should have known that he had no right to his earnings while the movement stood in such need of funds.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

British Dictionary definitions for earnings

earnings

/ (ˈɜːnɪŋz) /

pl n

money or other payment earned

the profits of an enterprise

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