earnings /; AmE / noun [pl.]

AVERAGE EARNINGS, CORE EARNINGS, HEADLINE EARNINGS, LOSS OF EARNINGS, RETAINED EARNINGS, STATEMENT OF EARNINGS, UNDISTRIBUTED EARNINGS

1

the money that you earn for the work that you do; the money that people earn in a particular industry or during a particular time:

She has earnings of $60 000 per year.

compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident

❖ annual/hourly/weekly earnings

◆ gross/net/pre-tax/taxable earnings

◆ high/low earnings

2

the profit that a country, a company, an industry or an investment makes:

Germany's earnings from exports rose by 2%.

The company has reduced its 2005 earnings forecast. See note at INCOME

❖ annual/full-year/quarterly earnings

◆ expected/strong earnings

◆ corporate/export/operating earnings

◆ to boost/grow/have/report earnings

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• input
• input/output
• input tax
• inquisitorial
• inquorate
• inroad
• insert
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• in-service withdrawal
• inset
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• inside information
• insider
• insider information
• insider trade
• insider trading
• inside track
• inside worker
• insolvency
• insolvency practitioner
• insolvent
• insourcing
• inspect
• inspection