earnings
n.
money earned, wages; profit
Income
Income, generally defined, is the money that is received as a result of the normal business activities of an individual or a business. Internationally, the accounting term income is synonymous to term
revenue minus expenses. The
International Accounting Standards Board uses this definition:Income is increases in economic benefits during the accounting period in the form of inflows or enhancements of assets or decreases of liabilities that result in increases in equity, other than those relating to contributions from equity participants. [F.70] (IFRS Framework)
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earnings
Noun
1. the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
(synonym) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits
(hypernym) income
(hyponym) earning per share
(part-meronym) share, portion, part, percentage
2. something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
(synonym) wage, pay, remuneration, salary
(hypernym) regular payment
(hyponym) combat pay
(part-holonym) payroll, paysheet
(derivation) earn, garner
Earnings
(pl. )
of Earning
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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