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earnings n. [
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
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earnings n. [
wage, pay, remuneration, salary] something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
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