Earning
Pronunciation : Earn"ing
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. Burke.
pl. Earnings (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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