earnings
[plural noun]
income, pay, proceeds, profits, receipts, remuneration, salary, takings, wages

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English Thesaurus: pay, meet the cost of something, foot the bill, pick up the tab, fork out/shell out, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

earn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/ noun [plural]
[Word Family: noun: earner, earnings; verb: earn; adjective: earned ≠ unearned]

1. the money that you receive for the work that you do ⇒ salary, pay:
an employee’s average weekly earnings
He claimed compensation for loss of earnings.

2. the profit that a company or country makes:
The company’s earnings have dropped by 5% in the first quarter.
Oil provides 40% of Norway’s export earnings.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

earnings
noun
ADJ. high | low, meagre | average | annual, hourly, weekly | gross, pre-tax, taxable | pensionable | after-tax, net Her net earnings last year were £15,000.
QUANT. level Levels of earnings are still rising.
VERB + EARNINGS have People with a university education tend to have higher earnings than those with a basic education.
calculate | declare You must declare all earnings to the tax office.
tax
PREP. ~ from Germany's earnings from exports rose by 2%.
~ of annual earnings of £20,000
PHRASES earnings-related an earnings-related pension scheme
growth in earnings the growth in average earnings over the last ten years
loss of earnings She is also claiming compensation for loss of earnings.
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

earnings

average earnings
Average earnings for teachers are around $70,000.
hourly/weekly/monthly earnings
Some football players have weekly earnings of over £50,000.
high earnings
Professional people pay more tax, because of their higher earnings.
low earnings
a new government policy which is designed to help people on low earnings
annual earnings
His annual earnings are over £1 million.
future earnings (=money that a person or company is likely to earn in the future)
With serious injuries, the court may award substantial damages for loss of future earnings.
quarterly earnings (=the amount a company earns during a three-month period)
The bank will announce its quarterly earnings on January 17.
first/second etc quarter earnings (=the amount a company earns during one of the four periods of three months that make up a financial year)
The company’s fourth quarter earnings are excellent.
gross earnings (=before tax has been paid)
You can usually borrow up to three times the value of your gross earnings per year.
net earnings (=after tax has been paid)
The company’s net earnings have fallen over the last two years.
export earnings (=money a company earns by exportings goods or services)
Export earnings from oil bring valuable overseas currency into the country.
earnings rise/increase
Average earnings increased by 5 per cent last year.
earnings fall (=become lower)
The company’s earnings fell by 21% in the fourth quarter.
report earnings (=publicly state the amount of money a company has earned during a particular period)
Many car manufacturers have reported disappointing earnings this year.
level of earnings (=the amount a person or company earns)
He found he was having to work harder just to maintain his level of earnings.
loss of earnings
The insurance policy covers you for loss of earnings due to illness.
growth in earnings (=an increase in the amount a person or company earns)
The first part of this year has seen a substantial growth in earnings.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pay to give someone money for something you are buying from them, or a service they are providing:
I paid a lot of money for that computer.
You have to pay to park your car.
meet the cost of something to pay for something for someone else, or to provide the money needed to do something:
We will meet the cost of your travelling expenses.
The cost will be met from public donations.
foot the bill to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to, or do not think that you should:
As usual, the taxpayer will have to foot the bill.
pick up the tab informal to pay for something:
My company will pick up the tab for all moving costs.
fork out/shell out informal to pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to:
He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed.
Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games.
settle the bill to pay the bill after eating a meal, staying in a hotel etc:
She went down to the hotel lobby to settle the bill.
give especially spoken to pay a particular amount of money for something – used especially when saying how much you are willing to pay:
How much will you give me for the car?
I’ll give you $50 for the lot (=for everything).
something is on somebody spoken used when saying that someone else will pay for your meal, drinks etc:
Order whatever you like – this is on me!
The drinks are on the house (=the bar, restaurant etc will let you have them for free).
Put your money away – the drinks are on us.
low
Nurses often work long hours for relatively low pay.
good
The work was steady and the pay was pretty good.
higher/better
Workers demanded higher pay.
equal pay (=the same pay for the same type of work)
The women at the factory went on strike for equal pay.
basic pay British English, base pay American English (=not including overtime pay or bonuses)
The basic pay is so low you end up doing lots of overtime.
take-home pay (=after tax etc has been taken away)
Their average take-home pay is just £120.
overtime pay (=for extra hours that you work)
Their bosses had to approve any overtime pay.
holiday pay British English, vacation pay American English (=pay when you are on holiday)
Servicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off.
sick pay (=pay when you are ill)
As a self-employed person, you get no sick pay or benefits.
maternity pay (=pay while a woman takes time off to have a baby)
If you have worked here a year, you are entitled to 3 month’s maternity pay.
redundancy pay British English, severance pay American English (=pay when there is no longer a job for you)
We invested our redundancy pay in a new business venture.
full pay
They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry.
half pay
In 1822 he retired from the army as captain on half pay.
a pay increase
Teachers will be awarded a 6% pay increase this year.
a pay rise British English, pay raise American English
If you get promoted, will you get a pay rise?
a pay cut
Staff were asked to take a 10% pay cut.
a rate of pay (also a pay rate) (=the amount paid every hour, week etc)
Many workers in the catering industry are on low rates of pay.
a pay cheque British English, a paycheck American English (=the money you earn every week or month)
Stretching your money until the next pay cheque arrives often becomes difficult.
a pay freeze (=when no one’s pay is increased)
Ministers have approved a public sector pay freeze.
a pay claim British English (=official request for more pay)
The miners voted for strike action in support of their pay claim.
a pay dispute (=disagreement between an employer and employees about pay)
Many flights were cancelled because of a pilots’ pay dispute.
pay and conditions (=the conditions in which people work and the pay they get)
The unions are demanding better pay and conditions.
income money that you receive from working, investments etc:
families on a low income
salary the pay that professional people such as teachers or lawyers earn every year:
a salary of $65,000 a year
wages the pay that someone earns every hour or every week:
Her wages barely cover the rent.
bonus money added to someone’s pay, as a reward for good work or as a reward when the company does well:
The company pays an attendance bonus – if you go 30 days without being late or absent, you get the bonus.
earnings all the money that you earn by working:
In a good year, a bonus can double an executive’s earnings.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
return the profit that you get from an investment:
You should get a good return on your investment.
We didn’t get much of a return on our money.
They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

return to go back or come back to a place where you were before. Return sounds more formal than go back or come back, and is more commonly used in written English:
She returned to the hotel hoping to find a message.
Alastair returned from the office late that night.
On Friday, I returned home around six o'clock.
go back to go to the place where you were before, or to the place where you usually live:
It’s cold out here – shall we go back inside?
When are you going back to Japan?
go home to go to your home again, or to the country where you were born, after you have been away from it:
I did a bit of shopping and then went home.
Are you going home to Hong Kong when the course finishes?
come back to come to the place where you are again, after going away from it:
I’ll be away for two days – coming back on Thursday night.
He’s just come back from a vacation in Miami.
get back to arrive somewhere where you were before, especially your home or the place where you are staying:
We got back at about 9 o'clock.
She couldn’t wait to get back to London.
turn back to turn around and go back in the direction you came from:
We took the wrong road and had to turn back.
He ordered the soldiers to turn back and march south.
profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid:
Our profits are down this year.
The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
earnings the profit that a company makes:
The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results.
Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
turnover the amount of business done during a particular period:
The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc:
He counted the night’s takings.
This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there:
They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000.
The money is still earning interest in your account.
dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company:
Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share.
The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

salary noun [countable] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, usually paid to you every month. Salary is usually used for professional jobs such as teachers, managers, doctors etc:
Nurses earn a basic salary of £21,250.
Her salary is paid directly into her bank account.
pay noun [uncountable] the money you receive for doing a job:
The pay is pretty good.
Teachers are asking for higher pay.
wages noun [plural] (also wage [singular]) the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a shop or factory:
Practically all my wages go on housing and transport to work.
The average weekly wage was £350.
a wage increase
income noun [uncountable and countable] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, and from things such as a business or investments:
The amount of tax you have to pay depends on your income.
People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay their fuel bills.
earnings noun [plural] the total amount of money you earn from any job you do – used especially when the amount is different each month or year:
The average worker’s earnings have not kept up with inflation.

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