Word: earnings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: earn
ings
Definition: Gains on investments; returns.
Morphemes:
Affix: earn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.