English noun: earnings | |||
1. | earnings (possession) the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) | ||
Synonyms | lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | ||
Broader (hypernym) | income | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accumulation, cleanup, dividend, earning per share, fast buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, killing, margin, markup, quick buck, windfall profit | ||
Part holonym | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
2. | earnings (possession) something that remunerates | ||
Samples | Wages were paid by check. He wasted his pay on drink. They saved a quarter of all their earnings. | ||
Synonyms | pay, remuneration, salary, wage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | regular payment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combat pay, double time, found, half-pay, living wage, merit pay, minimum wage, pay envelope, pay packet, sick pay, strike pay, take-home pay | ||
Part meronym | payroll, paysheet | ||