earn : Idioms & Phrases


Earned run

  • noun a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team
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  • (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side.
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earned run average

  • noun (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
    ERA.
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earning per share

  • noun the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock
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earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization

  • noun 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)
    EBITDA.
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earnings report

  • noun a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
    income statement; operating statement; profit-and-loss statement.
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pay as you earn

  • noun the British system of withholding tax
    PAYE.
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price-to-earnings ratio

  • noun (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
    P/E ratio.
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wage-earning

  • adjective satellite working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
    working-class.
    • working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor
  • adjective satellite of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
    propertyless; working-class; blue-collar.
    • party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
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