takings

takings
tak‧ings /ˈteɪkɪŋz/ noun [plural]the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods over a particular period of time
    the day’s/week’s etc takings
    He counted the night’s takings.
    bar/box-office etc takings
    Cinema box-office takings in 2001 were £600m.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ profit money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid: Our profits are down this year. | The big oil companies have made enormous profits following the rise in oil prices.
   ▪ earnings the profit that a company makes: The company said it expected fourth-quarter earnings to be lower than last year’s results. | Pre-tax earnings have grown from $6.3 million to $9.4 million.
   ▪ return the profit that you get from an investment: You should get a good return on your investment. | We didn’t get much of a return on our money. | They’re promising high returns on investments of over $100,000.
   ▪ turnover the amount of business done during a particular period: The illicit drugs industry has an annual turnover of some £200 bn.
   ▪ takings the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods in a day, week, month etc: He counted the night’s takings. | This week’s takings are up on last week’s.
   ▪ interest money paid to you by a bank or other financial institution when you keep money in an account there: They are offering a high rate of interest on deposits of over £3000. | The money is still earning interest in your account.
   ▪ dividend a part of a company’s profit that is divided among the people who have shares in the company: Shareholders will receive a dividend of 10p for each share. | The company said it will pay shareholders a final dividend of 700 cents a share.