earnings

Definition of Earnings in English :

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

something that remunerates

Example Sentences:
'wages were paid by check'
'he wasted his pay on drink'
'they saved a quarter of all their earnings'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Earnings

plural noun

1.

money or other payment earned

2.

the profits of an enterprise

plural noun

1.

wages, salary, or other recompense earned by working

2.

money made by an investment or an enterprise; profits

pl.n.

1. Salary or wages.

2.

a. Business profits.

b. Gains from investments.