Earnings
(noun)
- Money that is earned by working, such as wages or salary.
- Money that is obtained from an investment or business.
Origin:
From middle english erning, earning, from old english ierning, ærning ("earnings"), from proto-germanic *airningaz ("earnings"), from proto-indo-european *h₁réǵnos ("ruler, king").
Examples:
- He earned a good salary.
- She reported her earnings to the tax office.
- The company's earnings were higher than expected.
- His earnings are mostly from investments.
- She saved her earnings for a trip abroad.