What is "earn" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does earn mean in English? Meaning of earn definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "earn" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "earn": earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Verb

  • Meaning: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • Example: How much do you make a month in your new job? She earns a lot in her new job this merger brought in lots of money He clears $5,000 each month
  • Synonyms: bring in clear earn gain make pull in realise realize take in
  • Hyponyms: bear bring home eke out gross pay profit rake in rake off shovel in squeeze out take home turn a profit yield
  • Hypernyms: acquire get
  • Pronunciation in US: ûrn, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "earn": acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

    Verb

  • Meaning: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  • Synonyms: earn garner
  • Hyponyms: letter
  • Hypernyms: acquire get
  • Pronunciation in US: ûrn, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    bring in, draw, derive, secure, get, receive, win, make, acquire, obtain, pick up, collect, score, gain, reap, realize, gross, perform, rate, pull, profit, clear, gather, sock, procure, snag, turn, effect, consummate, attain, cop, net, wrangle, hustle, pull down, be gainfully employed, be in line for, bring home, bring home the bacon, bring home the groceries, clean up, make fast buck, make it big, scare up, scrape together, pay one's dues, win, acquire, score, reap, gain, warrant, merit, bag, rate, attain, net, harvest, come by, be entitled to, be worthy of,

    Antonyms:

    forfeit, surrender, dissuade, give in, lose, fail, miss, pass, yield, discourage, give, spend, neglect, cost, throw away, forfeit, fail, lose, cost, spend, throw away,

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    earn in English: earn
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