earn

Meaning

Verb

1. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
2. To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
3. To receive payment for work.
4. To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
5. To achieve by being worthy of.

Noun

Alternative form of erne

Concepts

earn

gain

win

acquire

get

obtain

profit

deserve

make

procure

secure

reach

achieve

attain

merit

accrue

bring in

enlist

take

warrant

receive

clear

pull in

realise

realize

take in

make money

attract

canvass

enrol

rally

recruit

woo

accomplish

arrive at

save

harvest

pick up

reap

rate

garner

make a profit

seek

produce

earn one’s livelihood

control

choose

average

do

perform

return

yield profit

usually in the

accumulate

carry off

outpoint

profit from

scoop

win out

3

defeat

outmaneuver

bring on

earning

have it coming

letter

take home

turn

turn over

derive

come by

purchase

beat

earn a living

enroll

justify

own

possess

conquer

triumph

cause

endeavour

provide

try

rewarded

bird

cheat

swindle

marry

yield

business transaction

wages

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɜːn/

Etymology

From Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn, from Proto-Germanic *azanōną. This verb is denominal from the noun *azaniz (“harvest”).