Tra từ earnings - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

earn·ings [earnings] BrE [ˈɜːnɪŋz] NAmE [ˈɜːrnɪŋz] noun plural
1. the money that you earn for the work that you do
•a rise in average earnings
•compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident
2. the profit that a company makes
•earnings per share
•export earnings

Collocations:
Business
Running a business
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
set up/establish/ start/start up/launch a business/company
run/operate a business/company/franchise
head/run a firm/department/team
make/secure/win/block a deal
expand/grow/build the business
boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
increase/expand production/output/sales
boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
Sales and marketing
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
find/build/create a market for sth
start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
develop/launch/promote a product/website
create/generate demand for your product
attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
Finance
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
be/come in below/under/over/within budget
generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
attract/encourage investment/investors
recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan
apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
Failure
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
file for/ (NAmE) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
(BrE) go into administration/liquidation
liquidate/wind up a company
survive/weather a recession/downturn
propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid

Synonyms:
income
wage/wages • pay • salary • earnings
These are all words for money that a person earns or receives for their work.
income • money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business: ▪ people on low incomes
wage/wages • money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week: ▪ a weekly wage of £200
pay • money that employees earn for doing their job: ▪ The job offers good rates of pay.
salary • money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month.
wage, pay or salary?
Pay is the most general of these three words. Employees who work in factories, etc. get their wages each week. Employees who work in offices or professional people such as teachers or doctors receive a salary that is paid each month, but is usually expressed as an annual figure.
earnings • money that a person earns from their work: ▪ a rise in average earnings for factory workers
(a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earnings
to earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salary
to be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…

Example Bank:
•An earnings shortfall might point to problems with our forecasting abilities.
•Blue-collar workers saw their real earnings diminish.
•Chile's earnings from exports rose by 2%.
•He was jailed for six months in June for living off immoral earnings.
•Her net earnings last year were $15 000.
•Her win in Australia has taken her career earnings through the million-dollar barrier.
•Levels of earnings are still rising.
•People with a university education tend to have higher earnings than those with a basic education.
•She is also claiming compensation for loss of earnings.
•The company reported earnings of $2.9 million.
•The show has pushed her earnings past $2 million a year.
•The stock trades at about 40 times earnings.
•You must declare all earnings to authorities.
•You must declare all earnings to the tax office.
•an earnings-related pension scheme
•annual earnings of £20 000
•damages awarded for lost earnings
•earnings generated by investing your income
•his 2008 earnings estimate of 73 cents a share
•long-term increases in corporate revenues and earnings
•the company's projected earnings for the next twelve months
•the growth in average earnings over the last ten years
•the second-quarter earnings announcement
•She received compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident.
•The company's earnings per share have fallen to 29p.
•There has been a definite rise in average earnings for factory workers.
•Whisky accounts for a large percentage of Scotland's export earnings.