Meaning of “ear” in the English Dictionary

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earnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ɪər/ us ​ /ɪr/

ear noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

A1 either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to this organ:

The hearing in my left ear's not so good.
She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
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be all ears
be out on your ear
be up to your ears in sth
close your ears
ears are flapping
your ears must be burning
go in one ear and out the other
grin/smile from ear to ear
have an ear for sth
have the ear of sb
have/keep your ear to the ground

(Definition of “ear” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"ear" in American English

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earnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ɪər/

ear noun [ C ] (BODY PART)

› either of the two organs in the head by which people or animals hear sounds, or the part of this organ that is outside the head

ear noun [ C ] (PLANT PART)

› the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, which contains the seeds:

an ear of corn

Idiom(s)

an ear for something

(Definition of “ear” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"EAR" in Business English

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EARnoun [ C ]

uk ​ us ​ BANKING, FINANCE

› abbreviation for Effective Annual Rate: the rate of interest paid on an investment or a loan in one year that includes compound interest (= interest calculated on both the amount of money and the interest added to it):

The bank's overdraft rate is 0.94% (11.9% EAR).

(Definition of “EAR” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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