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.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English ern(i)en, Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnēn to earn, harvest
before 900; Middle English ern(i)en, Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnēn to earn, harvest
Related forms
earn·er, noun
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verb (used without object) Obsolete.
to grieve.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service |
| 2. | (tr) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action: he has earned a name for duplicity |
| 3. | (tr) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc) |
| [Old English earnian; related to Old High German arnēn to reap, Old Saxon asna salary, tithe] | |
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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." Related: Earned; earning.
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Computing Dictionary
EARN definition
networkingEuropean Academic and Research Network.
(1995-11-15)
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Idioms & Phrases
earn
In addition to the idioms beginning with earn, also see penny saved is a penny earned.
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Example sentences
Forever best manipulating remedy to cheat the people and earn the money.
Thinking the money you earn is due to your efforts and your efforts alone verges on delusions-of-grandeur.
How much money people make has a lot to do with how educated they are, but sometimes less-educated people earn more.
It has encouraged schemes for single mothers to earn money.
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