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earn

1  [urn]
Use Earn in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
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)
6. to gain income: securities that earn on a quarterly basis.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME ern(i)en, OE earnian; akin to OHG arnēn to earn, harvest

Related forms:
earner, noun

Synonyms:
1. procure, make, receive, obtain. See gain 1 .
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2  [urn]
–verb (used without object) Obsolete.
to grieve.
Origin:
1570–80; perh. var. of yearn
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earn 1   (ûrn)   
tr.v.   earned, earn·ing, earns
  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work: earned money by mowing lawns.
  2. To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action: She earned a reputation as a hard worker.
  3. To yield as return or profit: a savings account that earns interest on deposited funds.

[Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian.]
earn'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to gain as a result of one's behavior or effort: earns a large salary; deserves our congratulations; a suggestion that merits consideration; an event that rates a mention in the news; a candidate who won wide support.
earn 2   (ûrn)   
intr.v.   earned, earn·ing, earns Obsolete
To yearn.

[Middle English ernen, variant of yernen; see yearn.]
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Earn

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

Earn

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

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

Earn

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

Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See Rennet, and cf. Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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Language Translation for : Earn
Spanish: ganar,
German: verdienen,
Japanese: 稼ぐ
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earn 
O.E. earnian "get a reward for labor," from W.Gmc. *aznojanan, from *aznu "work, labor" (cf. O.H.G. aran, Ger. Ernte "harvest," Goth. asans "harvest, summer," O.N. önn "work in the field"). Related to O.E. esne "serf."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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EARN networking
European Academic and Research Network.
(1995-11-15)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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earn

In addition to the idioms beginning with earn, also see penny saved is a penny earned.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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