earnings B2 Topic:Business & Commerce US /ˈɝːnɪŋz/ See IPA manual Freq #14688 Meanings 1 noun The money that a person earns from work. He saved most of his earnings to buy a house. 2 noun The profit that a company makes. The company's earnings rose sharply in the last quarter. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the profit that a company... net Common collocations prospective earnings Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From earning + -s. Topics Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # earnings **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɝːnɪŋz/ **Frequency rank:** 14688 ## Meanings 1. The money that a person earns from work. 2. The profit that a company makes. ## Examples - He saved most of his earnings to buy a house. - The company's earnings rose sharply in the last quarter. ## Etymology From earning + -s. ## AI Etymology Earnings is formed from earning + -s. In current use, the main senses are “The money that a person earns from work” and “The profit that a company makes”. ## Topics - Business & Commerce markdown