earnings
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++earn·ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [plural] 1 BEWthe money that you receive for the work that you do 工资，收入 → salary, pay an employee’s average weekly earnings 雇员的平均周薪 He claimed compensation for loss of earnings. 他要求对工资的损失作出补偿。► see thesaurus at salary2 BBTthe profit that a company or country makes 〔公司或国家的〕利润，收益 The company’s earnings have dropped by 5% in the first quarter. 公司第一季度的利润下降了5%。 Oil provides 40% of Norway’s export earnings. 石油为挪威提供了40%的出口利润。n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + earningsaverage earningsAverage earnings for teachers are around $70,000.hourly/weekly/monthly earningsSome football players have weekly earnings of over £50,000.high earningsProfessional people pay more tax, because of their higher earnings.low earningsa new government policy which is designed to help people on low earningsannual earningsHis annual earnings are over £1 million.future earnings (=money that a person or company is likely to earn in the future)With serious injuries, the court may award substantial damages for loss of future earnings.quarterly earnings (=the amount a company earns during a three-month period)The bank will announce its quarterly earnings on January 17.first/second etc quarter earnings (=the amount a company earns during one of the four periods of three months that make up a financial year)The company’s fourth quarter earnings are excellent.gross earnings (=before tax has been paid)You can usually borrow up to three times the value of your gross earnings per year.net earnings (=after tax has been paid)The company’s net earnings have fallen over the last two years.export earnings (=money a company earns by exporting goods or services)Export earnings from oil bring valuable overseas currency into the country.verbsearnings rise/increaseAverage earnings increased by 5 per cent last year.earnings fall (=become lower)The company’s earnings fell by 21% in the fourth quarter.report earnings (=publicly state the amount of money a company has earned during a particular period)Many car manufacturers have reported disappointing earnings this year.phraseslevel of earnings (=the amount a person or company earns)He found he was having to work harder just to maintain his level of earnings.loss of earningsThe insurance policy covers you for loss of earnings due to illness.growth in earnings (=an increase in the amount a person or company earns)The first part of this year has seen a substantial growth in earnings.Examples from the Corpus
earnings• It said, however, that it would maintain its 2001 earnings target of $ 2.80 to $ 2.90 a share.• Average earnings rose just 3 cents an hour.• Company earnings are up 18% over last year's.• He expects stocks to continue to march higher, benefiting from falling rates and decent corporate earnings.• Development Inc. and Parametric Technology Corp., after both companies reported better-than-expected earnings.• The planned repurchase would result in an extraordinary charge of about $ 22 million against first-quarter earnings, the company said.• The crucial factors are the relative opportunity costs and the ratio of men's to women's earnings.• The average worker's earnings have not kept up with inflation.• Most single mothers spend a large part of their earnings on childcare.• Most occupational schemes pay a proportion of your earnings when you retire and are called final earnings schemes.loss of earnings• Cost is used here in its widest sense involving payment of fees, loss of earnings, loss of time and so on.• Parties and witnesses are entitled to allowances for loss of earnings, subsistence and travel to and from the tribunal.• There were very large claims from members of the Territorial Army for loss of earnings and most of them were met in full.• Social security payments are unlikely to be adequate compensation for loss of earnings and injuries.• Responsibility for loss of earnings and production, due to inclement weather for example, will rest with the sub-contractor.• After abandoning an appeal against the decision, Barclays agreed to reinstate the women and compensate them for loss of earnings.• If you don't do it, then it's a day's loss of earnings.• Later more imaginative tactics were adopted to try to achieve maximum disruption for a small loss of earnings.export earnings• The generally depressed commodity prices did not, however, markedly affect export earnings.• The compensatory financing was designed to give temporary support to countries facing short-term fluctuations in export earnings, predominantly primary producing nations.• This increase in export earnings will stimulate the domestic economy.• Over 90 percent of export earnings comes from oil.From Longman Business Dictionaryearningsearn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋzˈɜːr-/ noun [plural]1FINANCEthe money that a person receives for the work they do in a particular period of timeHe always thought he’d be satisfied even if his earnings didn’t reach $20,000 a year.the gap between the gross earnings (=income before tax) of manual and non-manual workers2ECONOMICSthe total amount that people receive for the work they do in a particular industry or economy in a particular period of timeThis month’s figures on inflation, industrial production, average earnings (=the average amount that people earn) and unemployment are expected to show continuing economic weakness.3FINANCEACCOUNTINGthe profit that a company makes in a particular period of time, or the total profits that companies make in a particular industry or economy in a particular period of timeBritish Airways counts on North Atlantic flights for about half its earnings.This year, the steel industry’s earnings should be higher with the completion of costly modernization programs.Few can match Quality’s earnings growth of 40% per year over the past five years.4buy earnings growthFINANCE an investor buys earnings growth by buying shares that are quite cheap in relation to the amount of profit the company made in the previous year, hoping that the value of the shares will increaseThe company could buy earnings growth for its shareholders by buying ports overseas with its excess capital. → see also PE ratioearn·ings noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
the Business Corpus the that you work for money that receive you
earnings
earn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/
noun [plural]1. the money that you receive for the work that you do ⇨ salary, pay:
an employee’s average weekly earnings
He claimed compensation for loss of earnings.
2. the profit that a company or country makes:
The company’s earnings have dropped by 5% in the first quarter.
Oil provides 40% of Norway’s export earnings.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + earnings
▪average earnings Average earnings for teachers are around $70,000.
▪hourly/weekly/monthly earnings Some football players have weekly earnings of over £50,000.
▪high earnings Professional people pay more tax, because of their higher earnings.
▪low earnings a new government policy which is designed to help people on low earnings
▪annual earnings His annual earnings are over £1 million.
▪future earnings (=money that a person or company is likely to earn in the future) With serious injuries, the court may award substantial damages for loss of future earnings.
▪quarterly earnings (=the amount a company earns during a three-month period) The bank will announce its quarterly earnings on January 17.
▪first/second etc quarter earnings (=the amount a company earns during one of the four periods of three months that make up a financial year) The company’s fourth quarter earnings are excellent.
▪gross earnings (=before tax has been paid) You can usually borrow up to three times the value of your gross earnings per year.
▪net earnings (=after tax has been paid) The company’s net earnings have fallen over the last two years.
▪export earnings (=money a company earns by exportings goods or services) Export earnings from oil bring valuable overseas currency into the country.
■ verbs
▪earnings rise/increase Average earnings increased by 5 per cent last year.
▪earnings fall (=become lower) The company’s earnings fell by 21% in the fourth quarter.
▪report earnings (=publicly state the amount of money a company has earned during a particular period) Many car manufacturers have reported disappointing earnings this year.
■ phrases
▪level of earnings (=the amount a person or company earns) He found he was having to work harder just to maintain his level of earnings.
▪loss of earnings The insurance policy covers you for loss of earnings due to illness.
▪growth in earnings (=an increase in the amount a person or company earns) The first part of this year has seen a substantial growth in earnings.
earn‧ings /ˈɜːnɪŋz $ ˈɜːr-/
noun [plural]1. the money that you receive for the work that you do ⇨ salary, pay: 2. the profit that a company or country makes:
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income money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business 指收入、收益、所得 ：◆ people on low incomes 低收入的人 wage/wages money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week 通常指按周领取的工资、工钱 ：◆ a weekly wage of £200 周薪 200 英镑 pay money that employees earn for doing their job 指工资、薪水 ：◆ The job offers good rates of pay. 这工作报酬高。 salary money that employees earn for doing their job, usually paid every month 通常指按月发放的薪水、薪金
wage, pay or salary? 用 wage、pay 还是 salary？
earnings money that a person earns from their work 指薪水、工资、收入 ：◆ a rise in average earnings for factory workers 工厂工人平均收入的增加
Patterns
(a) high/low/basic income/wage/pay/salary/earningsto earn an income/a wage/your pay/a salaryto be on a(n) income/wage/salary of…
Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标