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earn

1  [urn]
Use Earning 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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earn

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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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