Earn
21earn — ► VERB 1) obtain (money) in return for labour or services. 2) gain as the reward for hard work or merit. 3) (of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit. DERIVATIVES earner noun. ORIGIN Old English …
22earn — [ʉrn] vt. [ME ernen < OE earnian, to gain, labor for, lit., to harvest, akin to Ger ernte, harvest, OHG arnōn, to bring to harvest < IE base * es en, summer, harvest time] 1. to receive (salary, wages, etc.) for one s labor or service 2. to …
23earn — verb 1 to get money for work, etc. ADVERB ▪ consistently ▪ reportedly, reputedly (esp. BrE) ▪ She reportedly earns more than $475 000 a year VERB + EARN ▪ …
24earn — earn1 earner, n. /errn/, v.t. 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… …
25earn */*/*/ — UK [ɜː(r)n] / US [ɜrn] verb Word forms earn : present tense I/you/we/they earn he/she/it earns present participle earning past tense earned past participle earned 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to receive money for work that you do She doesn t… …
26earn — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ earns, earning, earned 1) VERB If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do. [V n] Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five... [V n] What a lovely way to earn a living... [V …
27earn — verb 1 GET MONEY (I, T) to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do: He earns nearly £20,000 a year. | If you aren t earning you simply can t afford a holiday. | earn a fortune (=earn a lot of money) see gain 1 2 MAKE A… …
28earn — I [[t]ɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to gain or get in return for one s labor or service: to earn a living[/ex] 2) to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve: to receive more than one has earned[/ex] 3) to acquire through merit: to earn a reputation… …
29earn — 01. She [earns] about $8.00 an hour as a waitress, but she gets more than double that in tips. 02. The movie has [earned] over 25 million dollars in its first week. 03. If you want people to trust you, you have to [earn] their trust. 04. He has… …
30earn — /ɜ:n/ verb 1. to be paid money for working ● to earn £100 a week ● Our agent in Paris certainly does not earn his commission. ● Her new job is more of a transfer than a promotion, since she doesn’t earn any more. ● How much do you earn in your… …
