Legal Definition and Related Resources of Earnings
Meaning of Earnings
That which is earned. The price of services performed. The gains of a person derived from his services or labour without the aid of capital .
Earnings Alternative Definition
That which Is gained or merited by labor, service, or performance. 47 Wis. 113. It is a term of larger import than wages, bjit in its general acceptation, does not mean net earnings unless qualified in some way. 182 111. 169; 102 Mass. 235. See Gross Earnings.
Financial Definition of Earnings
Net income for the company during the period.
Synonyms of Earnings
noun
- balance
- commission
- compensation
- earned income
- emolument
- fruit of labor
- gains
- income
- lucrum
- money earned
- pay
- payment
- personal gain
- proceeds
- profit
- profits
- profits from employment
- quaestus
- rate
- receipts
- recompense
- remuneration
- returns
- revenue
- reward
- reward of labor
- reward of office
- salary
- takings
- wages
- winnings
- Associated Concepts: accrued earnings
- annual earnings
- corporate earnings
- earning capacity
- future earnings
- gross earnings
- individual earnings
- loss of earnings
- net earnings
- profits
- rents
- surplus earnings
- total earnings
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Concept of Earnings in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Earnings: Money received for labor or personal services rather than a return on capital, although corporate income from all sources is described as “earnings”.
Concept of Earnings in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Earnings: Money received for labor or personal services rather than a return on capital, although corporate income from all sources is described as “earnings”.
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