earnings (noun)
121drawing account — noun 1. : current account 2. : an account showing usually periodic cash payments to an employee in advance of actual earnings or for expenses to be incurred; especially : one showing advances to a salesman against commissions on future sales or… …
122undivided profits — noun plural : earnings of a business enterprise which have been retained instead of being distributed to stockholders or owners; especially : a net worth account often appearing in bank statements and showing accumulated profits which have not… …
123payout ratio — noun : a ratio relating dividend payout of a company to its earnings or cash flow * * * the ratio between dividends paid out and earnings per share of common stock within a time period …
124strike pay — noun money paid to strikers from union funds • Hypernyms: ↑wage, ↑pay, ↑earnings, ↑remuneration, ↑salary * * * noun see strike benefit * * * strike pay noun An allowance paid b …
125data — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, plural of datum Date: 1646 1. factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation < the data… …
126venture capital — noun Date: 1943 capital (as retained corporate earnings or individual savings) invested or available for investment in the ownership element of new or fresh enterprise called also risk capital • venture capitalism noun • venture capitalist noun …
127overtime — noun 1 work ADJECTIVE ▪ excessive ▪ Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime. ▪ paid, unpaid ▪ forced, mandatory (both AmE) …
128gross profit — noun (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold • Syn: ↑gross profit margin, ↑margin • Topics: ↑corporate finance • Hypernyms: ↑net income, ↑ …
