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- Dictionaryearn/əːn/
verb
- 1. obtain (money) in return for labour or services: "I earned £10 an hour working in the shop" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of EARN is to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered. How to use earn in a sentence.
Earn definition: to gain or get in return for one's labor or service. See examples of EARN used in a sentence.
EARN definition: 1. to receive money as payment for work that you do: 2. to get something that you deserve: 3. to…. Learn more.
1. to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service. 2. ( tr) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action: he has earned a name for duplicity. 3. (Banking & Finance) ( tr) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)
When you earn something, you gain it as a result of your actions. You can earn your friend's gratitude by rescuing her pet kitten from a tree. Earning has to do with things people get through their own efforts or behavior.
1. to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service. 2. (transitive) to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action. he has earned a name for duplicity. 3. (transitive) (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
EARN meaning: 1. to receive money as payment for work that you do: 2. to get something that you deserve: 3. to…. Learn more.
Definition of earn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to get something that you deserve because of your work, qualities, etc: As a teacher you have to earn the respect of your students. earn verb (PROFIT) to make a profit: I want an account that earns a high rate of interest. (Definition of earn from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of earn.
Earn Definition. To receive (salary, wages, etc.) for one's labor or service. To get or deserve as a result of something one has done. To receive (interest, dividends, etc.) as a return. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
