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earn - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'earn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Earn [ n.]
- See Ern, n.
2 . Earn [ v. i.]
- To long; to yearn.
- To curdle, as milk.
3 . Earn [ v. t.]
- 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).
- 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.
4 . Earn [ v. t. & i.]
- To grieve.

Meaning of 'earn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . earn [ v]
Meaning (1):
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Example in sentence:
  • He clears $5,000 each month;
  • How much do you make a month in your new job?;
  • She earns a lot in her new job;
  • this merger brought in lots of money
Meaning (2):
- acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Example in sentence:
  • its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'