earnings

[ˈɜːrnɪŋz]

Definition:
1. The money that you earn for the work that you do.
2. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
3. Something that remunerates.

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Use 'earnings' in a sentence:

1. I would judge that my earnings as a teacher have, over the years, been considerably below those of Mr Foot.
2. The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
3. Almost a quarter of the country's export earnings go to service a foreign debt of$ 29 billion.
4. In difficult times those earnings may fall or even disappear, reducing the opportunity cost of taking a year out.
5. He was injured and suffered a consequential loss of earnings.
6. They found that after a surprise departure, the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increased by nearly 20%.
7. Two years later, earnings from the stocks had dropped off by nearly 50%.
8. "Doing well" means your earnings are rising.
9. And "doing well" means your earnings are rising.
10. I have saved up my three years' earnings and have it all safe in my pocket.
11. During his senior year his earnings stretched far enough to buy an old car.
12. What have researchers found out about people's earnings?
13. He trebled his earnings in two years.
14. Today a similar mortgage would claim more than twice that share of his monthly earnings.
15. I received$ 1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings.
16. Company executives say revamped merchandising should help Macy's earnings to grow.
17. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision.
18. Families have come to rely on married women's earnings as an essential part of their income rather than as "pocket money".
19. This is based on higher earnings and avoided costs in health care, crime, welfare dependence and other things.
20. The lower-paid spend a disproportionately large amount of their earnings on food.
21. However, you should consider earnings, among other things, when evaluating an occupation.
22. The nation's disposable earnings in 1987 amounted to £ 86 billion.
23. There has been a falling-off in box office income and other earnings.
24. The earnings of the average American have failed to keep pace with the rate of inflation.
25. Investors are growing impatient with promises of improved earnings.
26. Our net earnings were, clear of all expenses, about 200 yuan.
27. Because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood experiences cast a lifelong shadow.
28. Pensions should be increased annually in line with earnings or prices, whichever is the higher.
29. You pay income tax on all your earnings, not just your salary.
30. We have strengthened the franchise over the past year and GE Capital's earnings recovery should continue.
31. I received $1 000 in recompense for loss of earnings.
32. That's gross earnings, I assume.
33. House prices now look cheap relative to earnings.
34. The revenue from tourism is the biggest single item in the country's invisible earnings.
35. Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.
36. By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates' lifetime earnings.
37. In 1992 the Federal Reserve returned 416.8 billion in earnings to the U.S. treasury.
38. Some of Australia's largest listed companies are expected to announce huge interim earnings this week.
39. My earnings are just above the tax threshold.
40. Average earnings in the economy moved up another notch in August.
41. Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the past 20 years.
42. To keep it going, Lenoire kicked in her own earnings from acting.
43. He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.
44. Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
45. Average weekly earnings rose by 1.5% in July.
46. Average earnings are around £ 20 000 per annum.
47. Earnings are averaged over the whole period.
48. Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.
49. The amounts of cash involved are too small to require a restatement of earnings.
50. At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.