English Dictionary
◊ EARNINGS
earnings
n 1: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of
time [syn: {net income}, {net}, {net profit}, {lucre}, {profit},
{profits}]
2: something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he
wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all
their earnings" [syn: {wage}, {pay}, {remuneration}, {salary}]