amount of money one makes (from labor or investment), 1732, from plural of verbal noun earning, from earn (v.). Old English had earnung in sense "fact of deserving; what one deserves; merit, reward, consideration, pay," but the modern word seems to be a new formation.
权威例句
1. At the highest executive levels earnings and performance aren't always correlated.
在最高管理层,收入与工作表现并不总是相关的。
2. The merger puts the firm in a position to triple its earnings.
合并可使公司利润增长两倍。
3. To keep it going, Lenoire kicked in her own earnings from acting.
为了使它继续下去,勒努瓦捐出了自己演戏挣的钱。
4. There has been a falling-off in box office income and other earnings.
票房及其他收入已经下降。
5. Company executives say revamped merchandising should help Macy's earnings to grow.