English > earnings: 2 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
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| Synonyms | net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits |
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| Parts | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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| Narrower | accumulation | (finance) profits / profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation |
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| dividend | That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
| earning per share | The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock |
| fast buck, quick buck | Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| filthy lucre | shameful profit |
| gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
| killing, cleanup | A very large profit |
| markup | The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price |
| windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit / profit from it |
| Broader | income | The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time |
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| Spanish | beneficio, beneficio neto, beneficios, ganancia, ganancias, lucro |
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| Catalan | beneficis, guanys, lucre |
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English > earnings: 2 senses > noun 2, possession| Meaning | Something that remunerates. |
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| Example | "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" |
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| Synonyms | wage, pay, remuneration, salary |
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| Part of | payroll, paysheet | A list of employees and their salaries |
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| Narrower | combat pay | Extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat |
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| double time | A doubled wage (for working overtime) |
| found | Food and lodging provided in addition to money |
| half-pay | Reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time |
| living wage | A wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably |
| merit pay | Extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) |
| minimum wage | The lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay |
| pay envelope, pay packet | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner |
| sick pay | wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave |
| strike pay | money paid to strikers from union funds |
| take-home pay | What is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc |
| Broader | regular payment | A payment made at regular times |
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| Spanish | asignación, estipendio, ganancias, jornal, nómina, paga, remuneración, retribución, salario, soldada, sueldo |
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| Catalan | estipendi, honorari, jornal, paga, remuneració, retribució, salari, sou |
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| Verbs | earn | acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions |
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