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Earn Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Earn? [v] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" [v] acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions Synonyms \| Synonyms for Earn: bring in \| clear \| gain \| garner \| make \| pull in \| realise \| realize \| take in Related Terms \| Find terms related to Earn: acquire \| attain \| bag \| be deserving \| be entitled to \| be paid \| be remunerated \| be salaried \| be seized of \| be worthy of \| bring in \| capture \| catch \| clear \| collect \| come by \| come in for \| come into \| contract \| corral \| derive \| deserve \| drag down \| draw \| draw down \| draw wages \| effect \| enter into possession \| gain \| get \| get an income \| gross \| harvest \| knock down \| make \| merit \| net \| obtain \| pocket \| procure \| pull down \| rate \| realize \| reap \| receive \| sack \| score \| secure \| take \| warrant \| win \| work for wages See Also \| acquire \| bear \| bring home \| eke out \| get \| gross \| letter \| pay \| profit \| rake in \| rake off \| shovel in \| squeeze out \| take home \| turn a profit \| yield Earn In Webster's Dictionary \Earn\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Ern}, n. --Sir W. Scott. \Earn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn?n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.] 1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not). The high repute Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton. 2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak. The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. --Burke. {Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side. Syn: See {Obtain}. \Earn\, v. t. & i. [See 1st {Yearn}.] To grieve. [Obs.] \Earn\, v. i. [See 4th {Yearn}.] To long; to yearn. [Obs.] And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his puissance in battle brave. --Spenser. \Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See {Rennet}, and cf. {Yearnings}.] To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]

Earn Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Earn?

[v] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
[v] acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

Earn In Webster's Dictionary

\Earn\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Ern}, n. --Sir W. Scott.


\Earn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn?n to reap, aran
harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS.
esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]
1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that
   which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is
   received or not).

         The high repute Which he through hazard huge must
         earn.                                 --Milton.

2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve
   and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good
   living; to earn honors or laurels.

         I earn that [what] I eat.             --Shak.

         The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
         the sweat of my brow.                 --Burke.

{Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the
   assistance of errors on the opposing side.

Syn: See {Obtain}.


\Earn\, v. t. & i. [See 1st {Yearn}.]
To grieve. [Obs.]


\Earn\, v. i. [See 4th {Yearn}.]
To long; to yearn. [Obs.]

      And ever as he rode, his heart did earn To prove his
      puissance in battle brave.               --Spenser.


\Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See {Rennet},
and cf. {Yearnings}.]
To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]

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