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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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Earned
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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
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earn·er, noun
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verb (used without object) Obsolete.
to grieve.
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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." Related: Earned; earning.
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