➡ See also the entry for ⇨ revenue另见revenue条income ♦︎ wage/wages ♦︎ pay ♦︎ salary ♦︎ earningsThese are all words for money that a person earns or receives for their work.这些词均表示收入、工资、薪水。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) high / low / basic income / wage / wages / pay / salary / earnings◆(a) good income / wage / wages / pay / salary / earnings◆(an) inadequate income / wage / wages / pay / salary◆(a / an) meagre / average income / wage / wages / pay / salary / earnings◆to receive an income / a wage / wages / pay / a salary / earnings◆to get an income / a wage / wages / a salary◆to earn an income / a wage / wages / your pay / a salary◆to pay / give sb an income / a wage / wages / a salary◆to have / live off an income / a wage / wages / a salary / earnings◆to be on an income / a wage / wages / a salary■income [countable, uncountable] money that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business收入；收益；所得◆Organic food is simply not affordable for people on low incomes.低收入者根本买不起有机食品。◆They have a weekly disposable income(= the money that is left to spend after tax) of £200.他们每周有200英镑的可支配收入。◆She is definitely in the higher income bracket.她绝对属于高收入阶层。ⓘ Income is also money received by a company or country from their business or investments. * income也指公司或国家得自商业或投资的收益。 see also income ⇨ revenue, money ⇨ money1■wage [countable] ( wages [plural]) money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every week（通常按周领取的）工资，工钱◆There are extra benefits for people on low wages.低薪者有额外补助。◆He gets a weekly wage of £300.他周薪300英镑。◆She earns £120 a week, which is nothing like a living wage(= a wage that is high enough for sb to buy the things they need in order to live).她每周挣120英镑，根本不够维持基本生活。◆a minimum wage(= the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay by law)法定最低工资■pay [uncountable] money that employees get for doing their job工资；薪水◆Her job is hard work, but the pay is good.她工作虽辛苦，但薪水不低。◆The job offers good rates of pay and excellent conditions.这工作报酬高，条件一流。◆ (BrE) a 3% pay rise百分之三的加薪◆ (NAmE) a 3% pay raise百分之三的加薪 see also pay ⇨ payverb■salary [countable] money that employees get for doing their job, usually paid every month or twice a month（通常按月发放或每月发两次的）薪金，薪水◆He gets a basic salary plus commission.他领取基本薪金，外加佣金。◆What salary band will I be on after two years in the company?在公司工作两年后我的薪水会在哪个等级？NOTE辨析 Wage, pay or salary?Pay is the most general of these three words. Employees who work in factories, shops, etc. get their wages each week. Employees who work in offices or professional people such as teachers or doctors receive a salary that is paid monthly (in Britain) or twice a month (in Canada and the US), but is usually expressed as an annual figure. * pay在这三个词中含义最广。wages指在工厂、店铺等工作的雇员按周领取的工钱。salary指办公室工作人员或教师、医生等专业人员按月领取的薪金（英国每月发放一次，加拿大和美国每月发放两次），但通常以年薪表示◆She's on a(n annual) salary of over $80 000.她年薪超过8万元。■earnings [plural] money that a person earns from their work薪水；工资◆There has been a definite rise in average earnings for factory workers.工厂工人的平均收入有了明显增加。◆She received compensation for loss of earnings caused by the accident.她得到了由于事故造成收入损失的赔偿。 see also earnings ⇨ profit, earn ⇨ make3NOTE辨析 Income or earnings?A person's earnings are money that they have earned for doing a job. They do not include unearned income which the person did nothing to earn, such as interest on a savings account at a bank. An income is typically seen as a regular amount that you can rely on. Earnings are whatever sb manages to earn and may vary from month to month or year to year. * earnings指工作所得的报酬，不包括非劳动所得(unearned income)，例如银行存款的利息等。income一般看作是可靠的固定收入，earnings则可能是非固定收入。
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profit ♦︎ interest ♦︎ earnings ♦︎ dividend ♦︎ return ♦︎ surplus ♦︎ gainThese are all words for money that a company or person makes from selling sth or from investments, after paying the costs involved.这些词均表示利润、收益。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain on sth◆(a) profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gain from sth◆to do sth for profit / gain◆to be in profit / surplus◆(a) good profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) record profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) high / low profit / interest / earnings / dividend / return / gains◆(a) large / huge / small profit / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) net profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus / gains◆(a) gross / taxable profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / gains◆(an) annual profit / earnings / interest / dividend / return / surplus◆to generate a profit / earnings / interest / a return / a surplus◆to make / produce a profit / return / surplus / gain◆to pay interest / a dividend◆a rate of interest / return■profit [countable, uncountable] the money that you make in business or by selling things, especially after paying the costs involved利润；收益；盈利◆The company made a healthy profit of $106m last year.该公司去年收益颇丰，盈利1.06亿元。◆We should be able to sell the house at a profit.我们卖掉这所房子应该可以获利。◆The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.这个机构是义务性的，不为盈利。OPPloss ⇨ debt see also profit ⇨ makeverb3, proceeds ⇨ revenue■interest [uncountable] (finance金融) the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money利息◆They're paying 16% interest on the loan.他们这笔贷款的利息是16%。◆The Gold Account pays monthly interest of 5.5%.金账户月息5.5%。◆The money was repaid with interest.这笔钱是带息偿还的。◆Interest rates have risen by 1%.利率上升了1%。■earnings [plural] (finance金融) the profit that a company makes利润；收益；盈利◆The company's earnings per share have fallen to 29p.该公司的每股收益降至29便士。◆Whisky accounts for a large percentage of Scotland's export earnings.威士忌占苏格兰出口利润的比例很大。 see also earnings ⇨ income■dividend / /ˈdɪvɪdend/ / [countable] (finance金融) a part of a company's profit that it pays to people who own shares in the company红利；股息；股利◆Shareholders will receive an interim dividend payment of 50 cents a share.股东将获得每股50分的中期股息。■return [uncountable, countable] (finance金融) the profit produced by an investment回报；收益；利润◆The bank offers a higher rate of return on investments over $10 000.这家银行给1万元以上的投资更高的回报率。◆The capital she invested failed to generate much of a return.她投入的资金没有获得多少回报。■surplus [countable, uncountable] (finance金融) the amount by which the amount of money received is greater than the amount of money spent盈余；顺差◆Britain at that time enjoyed a trade surplus of £400 million.那个时期英国的贸易盈余有4亿英镑。◆The balance of payments was in surplus last year(= the value of exports was greater than the value of imports).去年的国际收支有盈余。■gain [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (oftendisapproving) profit利润；经济收益◆She only seems to be interested in personal gain.她似乎只在乎个人的收益。◆He spent his ill-gotten gains on fast cars and women.他那些不义之财都花在了跑车和女人身上。