What (who) is EARN - definition
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Earn; Earned; Earning (disambiguation)
earn
(earns, earning, earned)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
What a lovely way to earn a living...
VERB: V n
2.
If something earns money, it produces money as profit or interest.
...a current account which earns little or no interest...
VERB: V n
3.
If you earn something such as praise, you get it because you deserve it.
Companies must earn a reputation for honesty...
I think that's earned him very high admiration.
VERB: V n, V n n
earn
v. a.
1.
Gain, get, acquire, win, obtain, procure.
2.
Merit, deserve, be entitled to.
earn
v. (C) his accomplishments earned respect for him; or: his accomplishments earned him respect
Wikipedia
Earning
Earning can refer to:
- Labour (economics)
- Earnings of a company
- Merit
Pronunciation examples for EARN
1. earn however much you earn.
The Last Safe Investment _ Bryan Franklin & Michael Ellsberg _ Talks at Google
2. earn trust again-- or re-earn trust?
Trust _ David Johnston _ Talks at Google
3. earn more.
That's What She Said _ Joanne Lipman _ Talks at Google
4. Earn more.
That's What She Said _ Joanne Lipman _ Talks at Google
5. didn't earn.
Phil Zimbardo + More _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of EARN
1. They must show the world what they earn, how they earn what they earn.
2. We may work and earn a salary, but it is God who has given us the means to do our work and earn whatever we earn.
3. Black men earn about 70 percent of what white men earn, up a mere 3 percent.
4. More than 1',532 GPs earn more than 100,000 – compared to 14,343 who earn less.
5. Binmen in Birmingham earn around 25,000, while school cooks earn 12,000.