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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Einkommen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaɪnˌkɔmən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Earnings/ˈɜːr.nɪŋz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sein Einkommen ist in den letzten Jahren gestiegen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Money obtained in return for labor or services.

    "Her earnings from the freelance project were higher than she expected."
  2. 2

    Profits made by a company or individual, often reported in financial statements.

    "The company's earnings for the last quarter exceeded analysts' predictions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'earnian', meaning to earn, deserve, or labor for, evolving through Middle English 'ernen'. Over centuries, the plural form 'earnings' came to specifically denote financial compensation, wages, or corporate profit derived from labor or investments.

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