earnings vs accumulation

accumulation vs earnings

earnings and accumulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
earnings	Yes	No	No	No
accumulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, accumulation is a hyponym of earnings; that is, accumulation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than earnings:

earnings: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
accumulation: (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

Other hyponyms of earnings include earning per share, windfall profit, cleanup, killing, fast buck, quick buck, filthy lucre, gross profit, gross profit margin, margin, markup, dividend.

earnings (noun)	accumulation (noun)
something that remunerates	the act of accumulating
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation
	an increase by natural growth or addition

Difference between earnings and accumulation

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