Compensation and Earnings

Compensation

Compensation noun - Payment to another for a loss or injury.

Earnings is a synonym for compensation in pay topic. In some cases you can use "Earnings" instead a noun "Compensation", when it comes to topics like repayment.

Earnings

Earnings noun - The amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received.
Usage example: after subtracting what we spent on music and refreshments, the earnings from our charity gala were still impressive

Compensation is a synonym for earnings in pay topic. You can use "Compensation" instead a noun "Earnings".

Nearby Word: earning

How words are described

little little compensation little earnings
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