earnings (noun)
1earnings — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, record, strong ▪ low, meagre/meager ▪ average ▪ annual, hourly …
2earnings — earn·ings n pl 1: something (as wages or dividends) earned as compensation for labor or the use of capital 2: the balance of revenue for a specified period that remains after deducting related costs and expenses incurred compare profit Merriam… …
3earnings basis — ˌearnings ˈbasis noun [singular] FINANCE used to discuss a company s performance based on its profits, rather than other measures of performance: • While not cheap on an earnings basis, the stock s $2 a share in operating cash flow makes it a… …
4earnings report — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an official document that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/annual/recent earnings report »The quarterly earnings report failed to impress investors. »strong/solid earnings… …
5earnings statement — UK US noun [C] ► (also statement of earnings) FINANCE an official statement that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/half year/interim earnings statement »Shares dropped more than 2.7% after a takeover… …
6earnings schedule — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► EARNINGS REPORT(Cf. ↑earnings report): »The company is due to report a better than expected earnings schedule for the end of February. ► a list of when particular companies earnings reports are expected to be published:… …
7earnings release — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an official statement that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: »Companies expecting disappointing earnings have told investors prior to the actual earnings release. weekly/quarterly/annual …
8earnings differential — ➔ differential1 * * * earnings differential UK US noun [C] (also pay differential) ECONOMICS, HR ► the difference in pay between two jobs with different responsibilities or between employees with different qualifications or experience: »There is… …
9earnings growth — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► a measure of the increase in a company s income in a particular period: »Disappointment over slower earnings growth caused the stock price to tumble. ● buy earnings growth Cf. buy earnings growth …
10earnings surprise — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an earnings report that shows profit or loss that is much higher or lower than was expected: quarterly/annual earnings surprise »Shares rose nearly 5% last week as traders bet on a positive quarterly earnings surprise …
