Definition of Earning per share

1. Noun. The portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Earning Per Share

earned runs
earner
earners
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earnest money
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earnestnesses
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earning per share (current term)
earnings
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earnout
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Literary usage of Earning per share

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1. OECD Economic Surveys Brazil 2001 by OECD Staff, Oecd (2001)
"... to re-establish control over a company which had been given almost free rein in the past. lt has achieved a 24 per cent rise in earning per share, ..."

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