1
as in revenue
an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property
earnings from her babysitting jobs that are being put away for college
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2
as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received
after subtracting what we spent on music and refreshments, the earnings from our charity gala were still impressive
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Recent Examples of earnings
The investment announcement came a day before Microsoft was scheduled to report its earnings from the October-December financial quarter and after disclosing last week its plans to lay off 10,000 employees, close to 5% of its global workforce.
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2023
With soaring inflation and fears of a recession, many companies expected to report lower earnings.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Johnson & Johnson beat earnings expectations in the final quarter of 2022 even as a strong dollar and sinking COVID-19 vaccine sales hurt revenue.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Non-GAAP earnings per share were $3.71 and up significantly from $2.16 a year ago.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2023
With soaring inflation and fears of a recession, many companies expected to report lower earnings.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
Johnson & Johnson beat earnings expectations in the final quarter of 2022 even as a strong dollar and sinking COVID-19 vaccine sales hurt revenue.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Non-GAAP earnings per share were $3.71 and up significantly from $2.16 a year ago.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for earnings
proceeds
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All proceeds from beer sales, from the main tent at the corner of West and Jefferson, go to the Downriver for Veterans organization.—
Brendel Hightower,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Feb. 2023
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The proceeds, augmented by withdrawing Britain’s subsidies to Brussels (a net contribution of £10.8 billion in 2015), would free up cash for investment in infrastructure, schools and the beloved National Health Service.—
Dominic Greene,
WSJ,
1 Feb. 2023
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“Earnings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earnings. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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