Earn
[ɜːn] or [ɝn]
Definition
(n.) See Ern, n.
(v. t.) To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).
(v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels.
(v. t. & i.) To grieve.
(v. i.) To long; to yearn.
(v. i.) To curdle, as milk.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Gain, get, acquire, win, obtain, procure.[2]. Merit, deserve, be entitled to.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Merit, acquire, achieve, obtain, win, gain, deserve, realize
ANT:Forfeit, forego, waste, lose, spend, squander
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Definition
v.i. to yearn.
v.t. to gain by labour: to acquire: to deserve.—n.pl. Earn′ings what one has earned: money saved.
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Examples
- And Amy tried on the blue ring with a delighted face and a firm resolve to earn it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- To earn his bread he sought and found employment on a railway locomotive. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I should not wish a smarter assistant, Mr. Holmes; and I know very well that he could better himself and earn twice what I am able to give him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- My friends find for me a place in a college, where I teach as at home, and earn enough to make the way smooth for Franz and Emil. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Beg your pardon, sir, but this here officer o' yourn in the gambooge tops, 'ull never earn a decent livin' as a master o' the ceremonies any vere. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Windibank draws my interest every quarter and pays it over to mother, and I find that I can do pretty well with what I earn at typewriting. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Now I am sure that you would not be too proud to earn the price of a new dress, would you? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- And the lips that shall refuse to pledge me to his well-earned fame, I term false and dishonoured, and will so maintain them with my life. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He will have a very pretty income to make ducks and drakes with, and earned without much trouble. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I think Mademoiselle Lucy will now confess that the cord and gallows are amply earned; she trembles in anticipation of her doom. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His striking discoveries soon earned for him the nickname of The Wizard of Menlo Park. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Farewell to the patriotic scene, to the love of liberty and well earned meed of virtuous aspiration! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This earned him the gratitude of the editors, a dinner, and all the newspaper exchanges he wanted. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Thou hast earned one in the halls of Rotherwood, noble knight. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I stimulated myself into such a heat, and got so out of breath, that I felt as if I had been earning I don't know how much. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Perfectly resigned to his discharge, he devoted himself to getting well, preparing for business, and earning a home for Meg. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Say there is anything again earning it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Tupman had no objection to earning the reputation at so cheap a rate: so he looked very knowing, and smiled mysteriously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- As often as I can, said Charley, opening her eyes and smiling, because of earning sixpences and shillings! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We lived so simply and quietly that the income which I was now steadily earning sufficed for all our wants. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I leave you to judge what a damp way of earning a living mine is. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A journeyman blacksmith, though an artificer, seldom earns so much in twelve hours, as a collier, who is only a labourer, does in eight. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A journeyman weaver earns less than a journeyman smith. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If every man on the line as has a guinea give him, earns it half as well, you won't catch t'other chay this side Mich'lmas, old short-and- fat. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thus in most places, take the year round, a journeyman tailor earns less than a journeyman weaver. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Because he hates to be idle; though what he earns doesn't add much to our exchequer. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Live like a gentleman--board and lodging, pipes and spirits free--half of all you earn, and half of all the young woman earns,' replied Mr. Fagin. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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