See Also: earning(1)(dictionary)
earning(2)(dictionary)
Earning asset(money)
Earning power(money)
Earning asset(finance)
Earning power(finance)
Earning Inversiones, SICAV, S.A.(finance)
Diploma (Earning a) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Diploma (Earning a...) - Horse Racing(gambling)

earning(1) (iou)



earning noun1. OE.
[from EARN verb1 + -ING1.]
The fact of deserving, merit; one's desert. OE-ME.
In pl. Gain, profit. ME-E18.
In pl. The amount of money earned; income from work etc. M18.
immoral earnings: from prostitution. invisible earnings: see INVISIBLE adjective.
The action of becoming entitled to payment in return for work carried out. L19.
Comb.: earnings-related adjective (of a pension, benefit, etc.) proportionate to a person's earned income over a specified period.