Noun Definition

earnings

1.Definition: something that remunerates

"Wages were paid by check", "He wasted his pay on drink", "They saved a quarter of all their earnings"

Related Noun(s):pay, remuneration, salary, wage

Category: General

2.Definition: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Related Noun(s):lucre, net, profit, profits

Category: General