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nounthe excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
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"they saved a quarter of all their earnings"nounsomething that remunerates
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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
- reserve fund funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
- autodefensas unidas de colombia a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
- united self-defense group of colombia a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
- price-to-earnings ratio (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
- 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
- stock buyback a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)