firstearnings

noun
UK /ˌfɜːst ˈɜːnɪŋz/
US /ˌfɜːrst ˈɜːrnɪŋz/

The first money you get for doing a job.

She saved her first earnings to buy a bicycle.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first profit a business makes.

The little shop used its first earnings to buy new shelves.

3. The first money earned from a new project or idea.

The band spent their first earnings on better instruments.

4. The first money a child earns from chores or a small job.

His first earnings came from walking the neighbor's dog.