earnings

American

[ur-ningz] / ˈɜr nɪŋz /

noun

money earned; wages; profits.

earnings British

/ ˈɜːnɪŋz /

plural noun

money or other payment earned
the profits of an enterprise

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Etymology

Origin of earnings

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

Example Sentences

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Investor appetite for alternatives is there, if any other company can step up to the plate this earnings season.

From Barron's

Adjusted earnings came to 66 cents a share, beating the 57 cents Wall Street had forecast.

From Barron's

They don’t compound earnings, and they have historically lagged stock-market returns by a wide margin.

From MarketWatch

The two companies refine platinum-group metals and their share prices and earnings are typically affected by fluctuations in the price of precious metals.

From The Wall Street Journal

The analysts lower their quarterly earnings expectations after Monday’s results update.

From The Wall Street Journal

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