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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.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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
/ ɜː /
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 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of earn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of earn1
Idioms and Phrases
- penny saved is a penny earned
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Look at Hinch now: The Tigers earned their first playoff berth in 10 years last season, with a fraying rotation held together by Skubal and duct tape.
He earned his first money as a six-year-old, bought his first shares at 11 and filed his first tax return at 13.
And these things don’t count her musical achievements: Cher’s now the only solo artist ever to earn a No. 1 hit on a Billboard chart for the last seven decades.
Hers is a success that’s earned, but that doesn’t mean it’s not lonely.
Taxes on Social Security are based on something called “combined income,” which is your adjusted gross income plus any nontaxable interest you earned plus half of your Social Security income.
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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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