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Definitions for Earn

[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.
[6] to gain income: securities that earn on a quarterly basis.
[7] to grieve.
[8] to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service
[9] (tr) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action he has earned a name for duplicity
[10] (tr) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)

Words related to Earn

draw, derive, secure, get, receive, win, make, acquire, obtain, collect, score, gain, reap, realize, gross, perform, rate, pull, profit, clear

Words nearby Earn

early wood, early-type star, early-warning system, earmark, earmuff, earn, earn one's keep, earn one's stripes, earned income, earned run, earned run average

Origin of Earn

2First recorded in 1570–80; perhaps variant of yearn

Words that may be confused with Earn

earn, urn

Other words from Earn

earn·er , noun

Word origin for Earn

Old English earnian; related to Old High German arnēn to reap, Old Saxon asna salary, tithe

Synonyms for Earn

acquire, bring in, collect, derive, draw, gain, get, make, obtain, pick up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, win, attain, clear, consummate, cop, effect, gather, gross, hustle, net, perform, procure, profit, pull, rate, snag, sock, turn, wrangle, be gainfully employed, be in line for, bring home, bring home the bacon, bring home the groceries, clean up, make fast buck, make it big, pay one's dues, pull down, scare up, scrape together