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earnings
English
Etymology
earning +? -s
Noun
earnings pl (plural only)
- Wages, money earned, income.
- (finance) Business profits.
- (finance) Gains on investments; returns.
Translations
Derived terms
- retained earnings
- transfer earnings
Anagrams
- Nearings, Reginans, aginners, engrains, geranins, grannies
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means
English
Etymology
See mean (“method or course of action used to achieve some result”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?nz/
- Rhymes: -i?nz
Noun
means
- plural of mean
means (plural means)
- An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
- A car is a means of transport.
means pl (plural only) (uncountable)
- Resources; riches.
- He was living beyond his means.
Usage notes
Frequently contrasted with end (“goal”), as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is process vs. product.
Synonyms
- wherewithal
Translations
Verb
means
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mean
Anagrams
- Mensa, Seman, amens, manes, manse, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of me? (“go along, traverse”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?me.ans/, [?meä??s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?me.ans/, [?m???ns]
Participle
me?ns (genitive meantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- going along, passing, traversing
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
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- what means btw
- what means woke
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