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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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BlackRock will update investors next week when it reports earnings and may shed light on fundraising in its private-markets businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Adjusted earnings per share were $1.90, compared with estimates of $1.71 a share according to analysts polled by FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Keep an eye on bank earnings next week too.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Equities are tied to corporate performance, and the effects of the Iran war and higher oil prices haven’t yet shown up in earnings calls.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Those sorts of earnings flashes are to the news business what vanilla is to the ice cream business—a basic commodity that actually can be made anywhere in the flat world.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman