Definition for: earn

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English

Etymology

Old English earnian

Pronunciation

• ( RP ): /ɜːn/, / 3:n /
• ( US ): ûrn, /ɝn/, / 3`n /
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n

Homophones

• urn

Verb

to earn ( third-person singular simple present earns , present participle earning , simple past earned , past participle earned ); "earnt" is incorrect

1. ( transitive ) to gain (success) through applied effort or work
2. ( transitive ) to receive (money) for working
3. ( transitive ) to deserve (something)
4. ( intransitive ) to receive money for working

   Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.

Derived terms

• earner
• earnings

Synonyms

• ( gain through applied effort or work ):
• ( transitive: receive (money) for working ):
• ( deserve ): deserve, merit
• ( intransitive: receive money for working ):

Translations

gain through applied effort or work

transitive: receive (money) for working

deserve

intransitive: receive money for working

• Spanish : ganar

Frisian

Noun

earn

1. eagle

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *arn- , from Indo-European *er-, *or- , eagle, large bird. Cognate with Old Saxon arn (Dutch arend ), Old High German aro (German Aar ), Old Norse ǫrn (Swedish örn , Danish ørn ), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌰 ; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Greek ὄρνις , Armenian oror , gull, Old Irish irar (Irish iolar ), Lithuanian erēlis , eagle, Old Church Slavonic orlьlъ (Russian орёл , eagle)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æarn/

Noun

1. eagle

Other Translations for "earn"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		. .- .-. -.
Binary		1100101 1100001 1110010 1101110
Hex		6561726E
Pig Latin		earnway

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