Meaning & Definition of Earnings in English
English⟶
Earnings
/ərnɪŋz/
noun
1. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
synonym:
- net income,
- net,
- net profit,
- lucre,
- profit,
- profits,
- earnings
2. Something that remunerates
- "Wages were paid by check"
- "He wasted his pay on drink"
- "They saved a quarter of all their earnings"
synonym:
- wage,
- pay,
- earnings,
- remuneration,
- salary
Examples of using
It was difficult to live on his meager earnings.