English Dictionary
Definition of “earn”
earn (ɜːn
)
Definitions
verb
- to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service
- (tr) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action ⇒
he has earned a name for duplicity
- (tr) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)
Word Origin
Old English earnian; related to Old High German arnēn to reap, Old Saxon asna salary, tithe
Synonyms
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be paid
make,
get,
receive,
draw,
gain,
net,
collect,
bring in,
gross,
procure,
clear,
get paid
take home,
Translations
- British English:
earn
If you earn money, you receive it in return for work that you do.She earns a good salary.ɜːn VERB She earns a good salary.
- Spanish:
ganar
v
- French:
gagner
vt
- German:
verdienen
v
- Chinese: 挣得 v
- Arabic: يَكْتَسِبُ v
- Portuguese: ganhar v
- Russian: зарабатывать v
- Croatian: zaraditi v
- Czech: vydělat v vydělávat
- Danish: tjene v
- Dutch: verdienen v
- Finnish: ansaita v
- Greek: κερδίζω v
- Italian: guadagnare v
- Japanese: 稼ぐ v
- Korean: 벌다 v
- Norwegian: tjene v
- Polish: zarobić v zarabiać
- Brazilian Portuguese: ganhar v
- European Spanish:
ganar
v
- Swedish: tjäna v
- Thai: ได้รับรายได้ v
- Turkish: kazanmak v
- Vietnamese: kiếm được v
Usage examples
He had gone back over his chain of assumptions, challenging each of them, forcing them to earn their place in his thinking.
Mark Mills, AMAGANSETT (2004)Because they're not being let into the industry so they can earn that money too.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)We're a long way from seeing Vivendi Universal earn its cost of capital.
Irish Times (2002)There was a time when people invested in industry to earn profits through making things.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Beliefs such as `Life is a struggle' and `You have to work hard to earn money' are very common.
Carole Gaskell, YOUR POCKET LIFE COACH: 10 minutes a day to transform your life and your work (2001)
