Definition:
The total amount of money a person has earned throughout their entire life; a lifetime sum of all earnings, regardless of how much has been saved or spent.
Etymology:
Coined by Stevie Locks in 2025. Formed from earn (to gain money through work) + span (the full extent of time something covers).
The total amount of money a person has earned throughout their entire life; a lifetime sum of all earnings, regardless of how much has been saved or spent.
Etymology:
Coined by Stevie Locks in 2025. Formed from earn (to gain money through work) + span (the full extent of time something covers).
Examples:
“My earnspan is tiny right now, but it’s growing.”
“She calculated her earnspan from her first job to her retirement.”
“My earnspan is tiny right now, but it’s growing.”
“She calculated her earnspan from her first job to her retirement.”
by Stevie Locks November 17, 2025
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