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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
A 2003 article in The Wall Street Journal suggested the school made it too easy to earn degrees.
The guy has earned a year at least to sort this new team out.
Yesterday’s earnings reports may have shuffled the rankings among Big Tech players.
U.S. innovation exceptionalism, economic outperformance, and even the faster earnings growth of U.S. public companies compared to overseas peers could all be threatened.
Berkshire is slated to report its third-quarter earnings on Saturday morning.
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