earnings
- n the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- n something that remunerates
they saved a quarter of all their earnings - v earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- v acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization
- n income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts)
earnings report
- n a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
earphone
- n electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked