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earn

1

[ urn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:

    to earn one's living.

    Synonyms: obtain, receive, make, procure

  2. to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve:

    to receive more than one has earned.

  3. to acquire through merit:

    to earn a reputation for honesty.

  4. to gain as due return or profit:

    Savings accounts earn interest.

  5. to bring about or cause deservedly:

    His fair dealing earned our confidence.



verb (used without object)

  1. to gain income:

    securities that earn on a quarterly basis.

earn

2

[ urn ]

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.
  1. to grieve.

earn

/ ɜːn /

verb

  1. to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service
  2. tr to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action

    he has earned a name for duplicity

  3. tr (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • earner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of earn1

First recorded before 900; Middle English ern(i)en Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnēn “to earn, harvest”

Origin of earn2

First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of yearn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of earn1

Old English earnian; related to Old High German arnēn to reap, Old Saxon asna salary, tithe
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Idioms and Phrases

  • penny saved is a penny earned
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Synonym Study

See gain 1.
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Example Sentences

According to the FTC, the company misled diners about delivery costs, blocked users from accessing their accounts and funds, falsely advertised earnings to potential delivery drivers and listed restaurants on its platform without their consent.

From Salon

Adado, a town in central Somalia where pirates once invested, earned the nicknamed "Blue City" because their newly built mansions often had blue-painted iron sheet roofs.

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Growing up middle class in Pennsylvania means you have to earn your small luxuries.

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His "ruthless, smooth-talking nature" reportedly earned him the nickname "the spider" - and he's under sanctions in the EU, US and UK.

From BBC

The beef produced an all-time classic in the shape of Not Like Us - earning Lamar four Grammy nominations and a spot at next year's Super Bowl half-time show.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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