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Definitions of earnings
  1. noun
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
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  2. noun
    something that remunerates
    "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
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Definition that contains earnings
  • shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
  • roi (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
  • breadwinner one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
  • dividend that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
  • stock buyback a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)
  • return on invested capital (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
  • fast buck quick or easy earnings
  • quick buck quick or easy earnings
  • tax shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
  • growth stock stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to
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