Definition of Earnings. Meaning of Earnings. Synonyms of Earnings

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Definition of Earnings

Earnings
Earning Earn"ing, n.; pl. Earnings. That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. --Burke.
Earning
Earn Earn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earned; p. pr. & vb. n. Earning.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn?n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.] 1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not). The high repute Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton. 2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak. The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. --Burke. Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side. Syn: See Obtain.
Earning
Earning Earn"ing, n.; pl. Earnings. That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. --Burke.

Meaning of Earnings from wikipedia

- Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings is also the amount on which corporate tax is due. For an analysis of specific aspects...
- The price–earnings ratio, also known as P/E ratio, P/E, or PER, is the ratio of a company's share (stock) price to the company's earnings per share. The...
- "On-track" or "on-target" earnings (OTE) is a term often seen in job adverti****ts, especially for sales personnel. It is the expected total pay, if performance...
- A company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (commonly abbreviated EBITDA, pronounced /iːbɪtˈdɑː/, /əˈbɪtdɑː/, or /ˈɛbɪtdɑː/)...
- Earnings quality, also known as quality of earnings (QoE), in accounting, refers to the ability of reported earnings (net profit/income) to predict a company's...
- An earnings surprise, or unexpected earnings, in accounting, is the difference between the reported earnings and the expected earnings of an entity. Measures...
- In accounting and finance, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all incomes and expenses (operating...
- Earnings management, in accounting, is the act of intentionally influencing the process of financial reporting to obtain some private gain. Earnings management...
- The retained earnings (also known as plowback) of a corporation is the ac****ulated net income of the corporation that is retained by the corporation at...
- business and accounting, net income (also total comprehensive income, net earnings, net profit, bottom line, sales profit, or credit sales) is an entity's...