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
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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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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The founder earned a reputation for stirring up controversy and pushing fashion ideas to the extreme, as in his use of oversized silhouettes and his iconoclastic runway presentations.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles earned a trip to the Super Bowl, and many of the city's residents have had to pay a steep price for the ensuing chaos.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Season 1 earned 24 nominations at the 2023 Emmys and won eight of those awards, including giving Nick Offerman his first Emmy win for his role as lonely survivor Bill and child actor Keivonn Montreal Woodard becoming the youngest actor to win in the outstanding guest actor award at age 10.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Pike, who died of Cancer in 2019, earned notoriety in the early 1980s after establishing the Pikes Hotel in Ibiza.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
The founder earned a reputation for stirring up controversy and pushing fashion ideas to the extreme, as in his use of oversized silhouettes and his iconoclastic runway presentations.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles earned a trip to the Super Bowl, and many of the city's residents have had to pay a steep price for the ensuing chaos.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Season 1 earned 24 nominations at the 2023 Emmys and won eight of those awards, including giving Nick Offerman his first Emmy win for his role as lonely survivor Bill and child actor Keivonn Montreal Woodard becoming the youngest actor to win in the outstanding guest actor award at age 10.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earn. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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