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- DictionaryEarn/ərn/
verb
- 1. obtain (money) in return for labor or services: "they earn $35 per hour" Similar be paidreceive a salary oftake hometake home earnings ofgrossreceivegetmakeobtaindrawclearcollectbring ininformal:pocketbankrake inpull inhaul innetbagOpposite pay out
- ▪ (of an activity) cause (someone) to obtain (money): "this latest win earned them $50,000 in prize money"
- ▪ (of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit: "the dollars can be placed on deposit and earn interest"
- ▪ gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements: "through the years she has earned affection and esteem" Similar deservemeritwarrantjustifybe entitled tobe worthy ofbe deserving ofhave a right togainwinattainachievesecureestablishobtainprocuregetacquirecome to havefindinformal:clinchbagnetlandOpposite lose
Word Origin Old Englishearnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne ‘laborer’.
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