Gainings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The total amount of profit or assets acquired over a period of time
2. The revenue or benefits obtained from an investment, labor, or actions taken
3. The results of efforts to increase one's wealth, typically measured in monetary terms

Etymology: "Gainings" is the plural of "gaining," a noun meaning money gained overall, usually profit or earnings added up over a period. The plural form points to the word's ordinary base: "gaining" is a noun formed from the verb "gain," so "gainings" simply treats the separate amounts or instances of gain as countable items, adding them together into a total.

Synonyms: earnings, profits, returns, revenue, income

Antonyms: losses, expenses, expenditures, deficits, debt