earnings
What workers take home
Earnings are money received for work or from investments.
In personal finance, earnings usually means wages or salary: Her earnings increased after the promotion.
In business contexts, earnings refers to profits—revenue minus expenses: The company reported strong quarterly earnings.
The word nearly always appears in plural form.
Fixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- wagesPayment for work
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- remunerationPayment for work done
take-home pay · gross pay · net pay · stipend · honorarium · fee · allowance · livelihood
Profit after all deductions
- gross marginProfit from direct costs
- revenueBusiness income total
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
profitability · bottom line · operating income · EBITDA · markup · cash flow · monetization · gainful
Payment for strong results
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- tipEnd or gratuity
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
year-end bonus · signing bonus · retention bonus · profit sharing · stock options · perquisite · windfall · merit pay
Profits paid to shareholders
- returnsProfits from investments
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- appreciationRecognition of worth
interest income · passive income · rental income · royalties · bond yields · distribution · reinvestment · total return
Company profit per share
- revenueBusiness income total
- fiscal yearAccounting calendar period
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
- SEC filingRequired corporate regulatory submission
Lowest lawful hourly rate
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- hourly wagePay calculated per hour
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- payrollStaff wages collectively
wage gap · underpaid · overpaid · salaried · back pay · severance · garnishment · withholding
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- wagesPayment for work
- compensationPayment for services rendered
remuneration · take-home pay · gross pay · net pay · stipend · honorarium · fee · allowance · livelihood · sustenance
net income
Profit after all deductions
- gross marginProfit from direct costs
- revenueBusiness income total
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
capital gains · profitability · bottom line · operating income · EBITDA · markup · cash flow · monetization · gainful · lucrative
performance bonus
Payment for strong results
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- tipEnd or gratuity
gratuity · year-end bonus · signing bonus · retention bonus · profit sharing · stock options · perquisite · windfall · merit pay · spot bonus
dividends
Profits paid to shareholders
- returnsProfits from investments
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
appreciation · interest income · passive income · rental income · royalties · bond yields · distribution · reinvestment · total return · income stream
EPS
Company profit per share
- revenueBusiness income total
- fiscal yearAccounting calendar period
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
minimum wage
Lowest lawful hourly rate
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- hourly wagePay calculated per hour
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
payroll · wage gap · underpaid · overpaid · salaried · back pay · severance · garnishment · withholding · direct deposit
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
- money termscash, credit, debt, income, wages
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- earningsincome, gains, proceeds, returns, profit
- financial meansincome, money, salary, wages, cash
earningsexpenditure
Money paid out
expenses · outlay · outgo · spending · expenditures
earningsdebt
Money owed another
debts · liabilities · obligations · indebtedness · payables
- earning a livingWorking for income
- earning one's stripesAchieving recognition through effort
- on target earnings
- earning one's wingsProving oneself worthy of status
- earning one's keepCompensating for upkeep received
- quarterly earningsIncome reported every season