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earn
1[urn]
verb (used with object)
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service.
to earn one's living.
to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve.
to receive more than one has earned.
to acquire through merit.
to earn a reputation for honesty.
to gain as due return or profit.
Savings accounts earn interest.
to bring about or cause deservedly.
His fair dealing earned our confidence.
verb (used without object)
to gain income.
securities that earn on a quarterly basis.
earn
2[urn]
verb (used without object)
to grieve.
earn
/ ɜːn /
verb
to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service
(tr) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action
he has earned a name for duplicity
(tr) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)
Other Word Forms
- earner noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of earn1
Word History and Origins
Origin of earn1
Idioms and Phrases
- penny saved is a penny earned
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Many of those videos garnered more than a million views and earned him several hundred thousand followers.
They are fit and able to work, but are either not working or working with very low earnings.
"I'm not well off and I thought this job could help me earn a bit of money and make life more comfortable," he says.
The experience earned $33 million over the weekend, topping the box office, according to Box Office Mojo.
The singer, who earned the moniker the Voice of an Angel at the height of her fame, said that reading media coverage at the time "felt like a knife to the skin".
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