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earnings
What does earnings mean?
earnings (noun): business profits.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does earnings come from?
From earning + -s.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of earnings?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “earnings” mean?
business profits
Right! That's what “earnings” means.
selection, array
Not quite: that's what range means.
degree or amount
Not quite: that's what level means.
a length of time
Not quite: that's what period means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “earnings”?
school
Not quite: school means something else.
season
Not quite: season means something else.
number
Not quite: number means something else.
profit
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