Earn

Word EARN
Character 4
Hyphenation earn
Pronunciations /ɜːn/

Definitions and meanings of "Earn"

What do we mean by earn?

To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work. transitive verb

To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action. transitive verb

To yield as return or profit. transitive verb

(spurs/stripes) To gain a position through hard work and the accumulation of experience, often in the face of difficulties. idiom

To curdle, as milk.

An eagle. noun

To yearn.

Same as yearn.

To gain by labor, service, or performance; acquire; merit or deserve as compensation or reward for service, or as one's real or apparent desert; gain a right to or the possession of: as, to earn a dollar a day; to earn a fortune in trade; to earn the reputation of being stingy.

In base-ball, to gain or secure by batting or base-running, and not by the errors or bad play of opponents: as, one side scored 5, but had earned only 3 runs.

To glean.

To grieve. verb

To curdle, as milk. intransitive verb

To long; to yearn. intransitive verb

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). transitive verb

To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages transitive verb

A run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side. transitive verb

See ern, n. noun

To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. verb

To receive payment for work. verb

To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

To receive payment for work.

To receive payment for work.

To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.

To achieve by being worthy of.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Earn

The word "earn" in example sentences

After about a half-mile or so, the grade steepens considerably and the meaning of the phrase "earn one's turns" becomes clear. ❋ Unknown (2012)

I found out it will take me 803 years to earn what Mark Teixeira will earn in one year (actually playing about 8 of those months) and I am using the term earn loosely (Does any anyone really earn that kind of money for playing a game?) ❋ Unknown (2009)

I don't think foxsports should abuse the word "earn" like this. ❋ Unknown (2012)

"What you earn is sweetest," quoth Mrs. Mugridge, when I suggested that it was about time they took a rest. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He will then subtract what you earn from the amount that your husband is supposed to give you. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In my case, incidentally, the choice of writing in English was certainly motivated by wanting to earn from the writing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But I will say this about investing: Everything you do earn is cumulative. ❋ Edited By Bruce Upbin (2010)

"We are going to talk with them and listento them and we are going to walk amongst them and again earn their support this November." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Letting those who earn money keep what they earn is NOT redistribution of wealth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

May we once again earn the trust you gave humanity so long ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's probably one of the most valuable things an employee can earn from a manager. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Main Street, and the American consumer, who spend more than they earn, is just as responsible for the problem as Wall Street. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moreover, their partners generally pay no more than 15 percent in taxes on most of the money they earn from the firm, compared with the top individual rate of 35 percent .... ❋ Unknown (2009)

A few white collar technically trained folks, however, may never again earn the money they made in the mid to late 1990s. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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