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winnings

/ˈwɪnɪŋz/

winnings is the plural of winning.

Meaning of winning

Noun

winning (plural winnings)

  1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
  2. (in plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
    • Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Man of Lawes Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray...
  3. A new opening.
    • The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft.1948 January and February, “Notes and News: Duke of Wellington's Early Railway Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 55
  4. The portion of a coalfield out for working.

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Noun

winnings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The spoils of a win; something, usually money, that has been won, usually by gambling.

Proper noun capitalized: Winnings

Winnings

  1. (plural) plural of Winning

Antonyms of winnings

Words that rhyme with winnings

Questions about winnings

What does winnings mean?
Winnings means the spoils of a win; something, usually money, that has been won, usually by gambling.
What is winnings the plural of?
Winnings is the plural of winning.
What part of speech is winnings?
Winnings can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce winnings?
Winnings is pronounced /ˈwɪnɪŋz/.

Words near winnings in the dictionary

  1. winningest
  2. Winningham
  3. Winninghams
  4. winningly
  5. winningness
  6. winnings
  7. Winnington
  8. winninish
  9. Winnipeg
  10. Winnipeg couch
  11. Winnipeg couches

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