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1. earnings
noun. ['ˈɝːnɪŋz'] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).
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Rhymes with Earnings
- burnings
How do you pronounce earnings?
Pronounce earnings as ˈərnɪŋz.
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Sentences with earnings
1. Noun, plural
When you are unsure of exact amounts, it is best to overestimate your earnings than to underestimate.
Quotes about earnings
1. Scientists used to do an experiment whereby a dog’s repeated reward for performing a task was unaccountably replaced by punishment. The dog, knowing it would be penalized for doing well or doing badly, would become melancholic and inactive. This and other unforeseeable results were funded by taxing up to sixty percent of people’s earnings. People became strangely melancholic and inactive
- Steve Aylett
