Definition of EARNINGS

earnings

Plural: earnings

Noun

  • Money obtained for work or services; profit.
  • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  • something that remunerates
    • "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
  • Wages, money earned, income.
  • Business profits.
  • Gains on investments; returns.

Verb

  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

Examples

  • Her total EARNINGS in Words With Friends far surpassed her initial expectations.

Origin / Etymology

From earning + -s.

Synonyms

bring in, clear, earn, gain, garner, lucre, make, net, net income, net profit, pay, profit, profits, pull in, realise, realize, remuneration, salary, take in, wage

Scrabble Score: 9

earnings: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
earnings: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
earnings: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

earnings: valid Words With Friends Word