earnings

noun earnings

• salary — a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
• return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
• revenue — the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses.
• profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
• pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.