definition of
earnings

[1] #1 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). wn

[2] #2 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". wn