earnings
noun [ plural ]
uk/ˈɜːnɪŋz/ us FINANCE
a company's or industry's profits in a particular period:
Earnings from record sales topped £5 million.
lower/strong/record earnings It was one of the few companies that showed strong earnings.
Sun Microsystems reported earnings that were slightly better than the market had been expecting.
expected/forecast earnings
HR, WORKPLACE
the money that a person makes for the work that they do:
Family credit is reduced as earnings rise.
They are suing each other for loss of earnings.
weekly/monthly earnings
See also
annual earnings
average earnings
core earnings
headline earnings
loss of earnings
retained earnings