earn
[verb]
Synonyms:
- make, bring in, collect, gain, get, gross, net, receive
- deserve, acquire, attain, be entitled to, be worthy of, merit, rate, warrant, win

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Related Words: attain, effect, obtain, procure, realize, receive, secure, bag, come by, harvest, net, reap, score

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English Thesaurus: earn, get, make, be on something, be/get paid, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

earn S2 W2 /ɜːn $ ɜːrn/ verb
[Word Family: noun: earner, earnings; verb: earn; adjective: earned ≠ unearned]
[Language: Old English; Origin: earnian]

1. MONEY FOR WORK [intransitive and transitive] to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do:
He earns nearly £20,000 a year.
You don’t earn much money being a nurse.
He did all sorts of jobs to earn a living.
I was the only person in the house who was earning.
She was earning good money at the bank.
Chris will pay – he’s earning a fortune.

2. PROFIT [transitive] to make a profit from business or from putting money in a bank etc:
The movie earned £7 million on its first day.
You could earn a higher rate of interest elsewhere.

3. SOMETHING DESERVED [transitive]
a) to do something or have qualities that make you deserve something:
I think you’ve earned a rest.
He soon earned the respect of the players.
He hopes to earn a place in the team.
The company has earned a reputation for reliability.
b) if your actions or qualities earn you something, they make you deserve to have it
earn somebody something
That performance earned her an Oscar as Best Actress.

4. earn your/its keep
a) to do jobs in return for being given a home and food:
We older children were expected to earn our keep.
b) to be useful enough to be worth the time or money spent:
These aircraft are still earning their keep.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

earn
verb
ADV. really ‘I feel I've really earned this, ’ she said, taking up her mug of tea.
deservedly, richly, rightly He deservedly earned the admiration of his colleagues.
VERB + EARN have to, need to First you have to earn their respect.
seek to, try to

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

earn

earn money
I’d like to earn more money than I do now.
earn a wage/salary
You are more likely to earn a decent wage if you have a degree.
earn a living (also earn your living) (=earn the money you need to live)
She started to earn a living by selling her jewellery on a market stall.
earn £30,000 a year/$200 a week/£5 an hour etc
Newly qualified teachers earn a minimum of £24,000 a year.
earn good money (=earn a lot of money)
You can earn good money working in London.
earn a fortune (=earn an extremely large amount of money)
Footballers at the top clubs earn a fortune these days.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

earn
verb
BAD: He earned a lot of money on the lottery.
GOOD: He won a lot of money on the lottery.

Usage Note:
You earn money by doing work for which you are paid: 'She earns $4,000 a month.'
You win money by being lucky in a competition etc: 'The last time he played roulette, he won about $50,000.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

earn to be paid a particular amount of money for your work. Earn is more formal than get or make:
A newly-qualified teacher can expect to earn about £20,000 a year.
get to earn a particular amount of money every hour, week etc:
How much do you get an hour?
She gets more than I do.
make to earn money, especially a lot of money, or money that is not from regular employment:
You can make a lot of money in banking.
Jo makes a bit of extra money by selling his paintings.
be on something British English to earn a particular amount of money each year. This is the most common way of talking about someone’s salary in British English:
How much are you on?
Some chief executives are on huge salaries.
be/get paid to receive money for work that you do for an employer, not by working for yourself:
Workers are paid around $500 a month.
I get paid monthly.
well-paid/badly-paid paid a lot of money/not much money for the work that you do:
well-paid lawyers working in the city
It was boring badly-paid work.
take home to earn a particular amount of money after tax etc has been taken away from your pay:
After tax and other deductions, I only take home £200 a week.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

get [not in passive] to get something by finding it, asking for it, or paying for it:
I’ve been trying to get some information.
She went to the bank to get some money.
obtain formal to get something:
Maps and guides can be obtained from the tourist office.
The newspaper has obtained a copy of the letter.
acquire formal to get something – used about knowledge, skills, or something big or expensive:
The course helps older people to acquire computing skills.
He acquired the property in 1985.
inherit to get someone’s money or property after they die:
Jo inherited a lot of money from her mother.
gain to get something useful or necessary, such as knowledge or experience:
I’ve gained a lot of useful experience.
The research helped us gain an insight into how a child’s mind works.
earn to get something because you deserve it:
He had earned a reputation as a peacemaker.
She earned a lot of respect from her colleagues.
get hold of something informal to get something that is rare or difficult to find:
I’m trying to get hold of a ticket for the game.
lay your hands on something informal to get something that you want very much or that you have spent a lot of time looking for:
I read every book I could lay my hands on.
increase noun [uncountable and countable] an occasion when the amount or number of something becomes bigger:
There has been a significant increase in violent crime over the past year.
price increases
growth noun [singular, uncountable] an increase in the number, size, or importance of something. Growth is also used when saying that a company or a country’s economy becomes more successful:
The astonishing growth of the Internet has had a dramatic effect on people’s lives.
Japan experienced a period of rapid economic growth.
Many people are concerned about the enormous growth in the world’s population.
rise noun [countable] an increase in the amount of something, or in the standard or level of something:
The latest figures show a sharp rise (=a sudden big rise) in unemployment in the region.
There was a 34 percent rise in the number of armed robberies.
The majority of families experienced a rise in living standards.
surge noun [countable usually singular] a sudden increase in something such as profits, demand, or interest:
There has been a big surge in demand for organically grown food.
We have seen a tremendous surge of interest in Chinese medicine.
hike noun [countable] informal especially American English a large or sudden increase in prices or taxes - often used in newspaper reports:
Despite a 25% hike in fuel costs, the airline made a profit last year.
tax hikes
wage hikes

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