earnings
noun /ˈɜːnɪŋz/
/ˈɜːrnɪŋz/
[plural]- a rise in average earnings
- She is claiming compensation for loss of earnings.
Synonyms incomeincome- wage/wages
- pay
- salary
- earnings
- income money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business:
- people on low incomes
- wage/wages money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week or every month:
- a weekly wage of £200
- pay money that employees earn for doing their job:
- The job offers good rates of pay.
- salary money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month.
- earnings money that a person earns from their work:
- a rise in average earnings for factory workers
- (a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earnings
- to earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salary
- to be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1- Blue-collar workers saw their real earnings diminish.
- He was jailed for six months in June for living off immoral earnings.
- Her net earnings last year were $15 000.
- Her win in Australia has taken her career earnings through the million-dollar barrier.
- Levels of earnings are still rising.
- People with a university education tend to have higher earnings than those with a basic education.
- You must declare all earnings to the tax office.
- an earnings-related pension scheme
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- record
- strong
- …
- level
- have
- generate
- calculate
- …
- estimate
- forecast
- projection
- …
- earnings from
- earnings of
- ten times, twenty times, etc. earnings
- growth in earnings
- loss of earnings
- …
- The company's earnings per share have fallen to 29p.
- Whisky accounts for a large percentage of Scotland's export earnings.
Collocations BusinessBusinessRunning a business- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
- run/operate a business/company/franchise
- head/run a firm/department/team
- make/secure/win/block a deal
- expand/grow/build the business
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
- increase/expand production/output/sales
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
- find/build/create a market for something
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
- develop/launch/promote a product/website
- create/generate demand for your product
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
- attract/encourage investment/investors
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation
- liquidate/wind up a company
- survive/weather a recession/downturn
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
Extra Examples- An earnings shortfall might point to problems with our forecasting abilities.
- Chile's earnings from exports rose by 2%.
- The company reported earnings of $2.9 million.
- The stock trades at about 40 times earnings.
- long-term increases in corporate revenues and earnings
- the company's projected earnings for the next twelve months
- the second-quarter earnings announcement
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- record
- strong
- …
- level
- have
- generate
- calculate
- …
- estimate
- forecast
- projection
- …
- earnings from
- earnings of
- ten times, twenty times, etc. earnings
- growth in earnings
- loss of earnings
- …