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Earning [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

ern'ing.plu. earnings. That which is earned; that which is gained or merited by labor, services or performance; wages; reward. The folly of young men is to spend their earnings in dissipation or extravagance. It is wise for the poor to invest their earnings in a productive fund.

Earning [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

ern'ing. Meriting by services; gaining by labor or performance.

Earning [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.

Earning [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Earnings [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913