earned; earning; earns
1
a
: to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
b
: to bring in by way of return
bonds earning 10 percent interest
2
a
: to come to be duly worthy of or entitled or suited to
she earned a promotion
b
: to make worthy of or obtain for
the suggestion earned him a promotion
earner
noun
Examples of earn in a Sentence
Verb (1)
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work
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Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
He’s struggled with injury and earns a lot of money.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Other album covers shot by Greene included the Pointer Sister’s 1974 record That’s a Plenty, earning Greene a Grammy Nomination for Best Album Cover.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Only about one-fifth of such cases are considered serious enough to earn the designation of SANS.
—Neil Savage, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
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—Olivia Lidbury, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
He’s struggled with injury and earns a lot of money.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Other album covers shot by Greene included the Pointer Sister’s 1974 record That’s a Plenty, earning Greene a Grammy Nomination for Best Album Cover.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Only about one-fifth of such cases are considered serious enough to earn the designation of SANS.
—Neil Savage, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earn. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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