earning noun¹. ['ǝ:nɪŋ] OE.
[from EARN verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The fact of deserving, merit; one's desert. OE-ME.

2. In pl. Gain, profit. ME-E18.

3. In pl. The amount of money earned; income from work etc. M18.
immoral earnings: from prostitution. invisible earnings: see INVISIBLE adjective.

4. The action of becoming entitled to payment in return for work carried out. L19.

Comb.:
earnings-related adjective (of a pension, benefit, etc.) proportionate to a person's earned income over a specified period.

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earning noun². ['ǝ:nɪŋ] obsolete exc. Scot. & dial. In sense 1 also (Scot. & north.) yearning ['jǝ:n-]. ME.
[from EARN verb² + -ING¹.]
1. A means of curdling milk; rennet. ME.

2. The curdling of milk for cheese. L18.

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