earnings

[ur-ningz] / ˈɜr nɪŋz /

NOUN

money for work performed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottom line gain income pay proceeds profit return revenue salary

STRONG

balance emolument gate groceries lucre net payoff receipts remuneration reward salt stipend takings wages

WEAK

in the black piece of the pie take-home

Antonyms

STRONGEST

debt loss payment

WEAK

bills losses payout

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The company filed confidentially, meaning it didn’t share information such as revenue and earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

What’s more, the stocks are trading at evaluated multiples of earnings estimates that have already risen.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The latest calls for 17% earnings growth this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But soon all her earnings, from clerking at Dickson’s Pharmacy to waitressing at the Eat’n Park, were earmarked for a camera, and she spent hours poring over Mr. Wilkinson’s camera catalogs and photography magazines.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

earnings

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