Earnings — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

something that remunerates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndoʊkɹˌɪnoʊθˌɛɹəpi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːnɪŋz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːnɪŋz/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndoʊkɹˌɪnoʊθˌɛɹəpi/.

Examples

wages were paid by check
he wasted his pay on drink
they saved a quarter of all their earnings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

profit profits pay lucre salary net profit net income remuneration net wage

Parts of Speech

noun	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
noun	something that remunerates “wages were paid by check”

Word Forms

net	verb	yield as a net profit
profiteer	noun	someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
profit	verb	make a profit; gain money or materially
pay	verb	bring in
earn	verb	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
remunerate	verb	make payment to; compensate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verdienst

der Überschuss der Einnahmen über die Ausgaben in einem bestimmten Zeitraum (einschließlich Abschreibungen und anderer nicht zahlungswirksamer Ausgaben)

🇫🇷French

gains

l'excédent des revenus sur les dépenses au cours d'une période de temps donnée (y compris les amortissements et autres dépenses non monétaires)

🇪🇸Spanish

ganancias

el exceso de ingresos sobre los desembolsos en un período de tiempo determinado (incluida la depreciación y otros gastos no monetarios)

🇮🇹Italian

guadagni

l'eccedenza dei ricavi rispetto alle spese in un dato periodo di tempo (compresi ammortamenti e altre spese non monetarie)

🇳🇱Dutch

inkomsten

het overschot aan inkomsten ten opzichte van de uitgaven in een bepaalde periode (inclusief afschrijvingen en andere niet-contante uitgaven)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ganhos

o excesso de receitas sobre despesas em um determinado período de tempo (incluindo depreciação e outras despesas não monetárias)

🇷🇺Russian

заработок

превышение доходов над расходами в данный период времени (включая амортизацию и другие неденежные расходы)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आय

किसी निश्चित अवधि में परिव्यय से अधिक राजस्व (मूल्यह्रास और अन्य गैर-नकद व्यय सहित)

🇧🇩Bengali

উপার্জন

একটি নির্দিষ্ট সময়ের মধ্যে ব্যয়ের উপর রাজস্বের আধিক্য (অবচয় এবং অন্যান্য নগদ বহির্ভূত খরচ সহ)

🇮🇳Tamil

வருவாய்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலக்கட்டத்தில் (தேய்மானம் மற்றும் பிற பணமில்லா செலவுகள் உட்பட) செலவினங்களை விட அதிக வருவாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపాదన

నిర్ణీత వ్యవధిలో (తరుగుదల మరియు ఇతర నగదు రహిత ఖర్చులతో సహా) ఖర్చుల కంటే ఎక్కువ రాబడి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमाई

दिलेल्या कालावधीत परिव्ययांपेक्षा जास्त महसूल (घसारा आणि इतर नॉन-कॅश खर्चासह)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કમાણી

આપેલ સમયગાળામાં ખર્ચ કરતાં વધુ આવક (ઘસારો અને અન્ય બિન-રોકડ ખર્ચ સહિત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಳಿಕೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ (ಸವಕಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇತರ ನಗದುರಹಿತ ವೆಚ್ಚಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വരുമാനം

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത കാലയളവിലെ ചെലവുകളേക്കാൾ അധിക വരുമാനം (മൂല്യ മൂല്യത്തകർച്ചയും മറ്റ് പണേതര ചെലവുകളും ഉൾപ്പെടെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਖਰਚਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਆਮਦਨੀ (ਮੁਦਰਾਸੀਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਗੈਰ-ਨਕਦ ਖਰਚਿਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کمائی

مقررہ مدت میں اخراجات پر محصولات کی زیادتی (بشمول فرسودگی اور دیگر غیر نقدی اخراجات)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收益

一定时期内收入超过支出的部分（包括折旧和其他非现金费用）

🇯🇵Japanese

収入

一定期間内の支出を上回る収益（減価償却費やその他の非現金支出を含む）

🇰🇷Korean

수입

일정 기간 동안의 지출을 초과하는 수입(감가상각비 및 기타 비현금 비용 포함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu nhập

phần vượt quá của doanh thu so với số tiền chi ra trong một khoảng thời gian nhất định (bao gồm khấu hao và các chi phí không dùng tiền mặt khác)

🇹🇭Thai

รายได้

รายได้ส่วนเกินที่เกินกว่าค่าใช้จ่ายในช่วงเวลาที่กำหนด (รวมถึงค่าเสื่อมราคาและค่าใช้จ่ายอื่นที่ไม่ใช่เงินสด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pendapatan

kelebihan pendapatan atas pengeluaran dalam periode waktu tertentu (termasuk penyusutan dan biaya non-tunai lainnya)

🇵🇭Filipino

mga kita

ang labis ng mga kita sa mga gastusin sa isang takdang panahon (kabilang ang pamumura at iba pang mga gastusin na hindi cash)

🇲🇾Malay

pendapatan

lebihan hasil daripada perbelanjaan dalam tempoh masa tertentu (termasuk susut nilai dan perbelanjaan bukan tunai lain)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأرباح

زيادة الإيرادات عن النفقات في فترة زمنية معينة (بما في ذلك الاستهلاك والمصروفات غير النقدية الأخرى)

🇮🇷Persian

درآمد

مازاد درآمدها نسبت به هزینه ها در یک دوره زمانی معین (از جمله استهلاک و سایر هزینه های غیر نقدی)

🇹🇷Turkish

kazanç

belirli bir dönemde gelirlerin harcamaları aşan kısmı (amortisman ve diğer nakit dışı giderler dahil)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רווחים

עודף ההכנסות על ההוצאות בפרק זמן נתון (כולל פחת והוצאות אחרות שאינן מזומן)

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The primary meaning of 'earnings' is 'the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)'.

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Using 'earnings' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'earnings' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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