earnings

Noun
  1. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) (synset 113279261)
    is a type of: income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
    subtypes:
    • earning per share - the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
    • windfall profit - profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
    • cleanup, killing - a very large profit
    • fast buck, quick buck - quick or easy earnings
    • filthy lucre - shameful profit
    • gross profit, gross profit margin, margin - (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
    • markup - the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
    • accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
    • dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
    has: part, percentage, portion, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
    same as: lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
  2. Something that remunerates (synset 113300285)
    "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
    is a type of: regular payment - a payment made at regular times
    subtypes:
    • combat pay - extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat
    • double time - a doubled wage (for working overtime)
    • found - food and lodging provided in addition to money
    • half-pay - reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
    • living wage - a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
    • merit pay - extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers)
    • minimum wage - the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
    • pay envelope, pay packet - wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
    • sick pay - wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
    • strike pay - money paid to strikers from union funds
    • take-home pay - what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc
    is a part of: payroll, paysheet - a list of employees and their salaries
    same as: pay, remuneration, salary, wage

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