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earnings /ˈəːnɪŋz /plural noun1Money obtained in return for labour or services: he claimed damages for loss of earnings...- These are a form of personal pension where links to earnings or length of service are tenuous.
- It is in that context that the deduction from loss of earnings arises in relation to saved living expenses.
- Mr Winston has claimed he was concerned about the ground before his fall and is unhappy about loss of earnings.
1.1Income derived from an investment or product: export earnings...- The bulk of Microsoft's earnings derive from royalties on copyrighted software code.
- By 1914 interest on foreign loans and investment equalled a quarter of export earnings.
- Shares in its leading companies have raced ahead, fuelled by prospects of rising export earnings.
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