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earn(verb)BrE / ɜːn / NAmE / ɜːrn / - to get money for work that you do
- He earns about $40 000 a year.
- She earned a living as a part-time secretary.
- She must earn a fortune (= earn a lot of money).
- All the children are earning now.
- His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.
- to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc.
- Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
- to get something that you deserve, usually because of something good you have done or because of the good qualities you have
- He earned a reputation as an expert on tax law.
- As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students.
- I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?
- She's having a well-earned rest this week.
- His outstanding ability earned him a place on the team.
- to earn enough money to live on
- I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can.
- to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere
- to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent
- He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.
- to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements
- If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom.
- With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes.
- to achieve fame or success
Extra Examples- ‘I feel I’ve really earned this, ’ she said, taking up her mug of tea.
- First you have to earn their respect.
- He deservedly earned the admiration of his colleagues.
- He went on to earn a PhD in astronomy from the University of Maryland.
- She reportedly earns more than $475 000 a year
- The company expects to earn €600 million on sales.
- The workers barely earn enough to live on.
- his ability to earn a living lecturing
- profits earned from real estate sales
- the difficulty of earning a living as an artist
- the opportunity to earn more money
- All her children are earning now.
- All this new technology will have to earn its keep.
- As a teacher, she had earned the respect and admiration of her students.
- He was willing to earn his keep.
- Her outstanding ability earned her a place on the team.
- His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.
- I need a drink. I think I’ve earned it, don’t you?
- I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can.
- She’s having a well-earned rest this week.
- The plant will make/earn £950 million for the UK.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they earn
- he / she / it earns
- past simple earned
- past participle earned
- -ing form earning
Word Origin- Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne ‘labourer’.
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