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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Policymakers and economists are monitoring how the situation in the Middle East will affect Japanese companies’ investment and earnings plans in the new fiscal year that began on April 1.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spend the funds on something else and the earnings generally face income tax and a 10% federal penalty.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is complex work, and parts of it are taking longer than I’d like,” CEO Elliott Hill said of Nike’s comeback efforts on the company’s earnings call.

From MarketWatch

Needham suggests Disney’s stock, trading at 13.7 times forward earnings, could double if it convinces Wall Street it is a media company.

From Barron's

As for Workday, shares have slumped since the end of February, when better-than-expected earnings were overshadowed by weak guidance and a disappointing year-end subscription backlog.

From Barron's

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