earn

/ɜːn/ verb

Definition

GET MONEY [I, T] › to get money for doing work: She earns more than £40,000 a year.

earn a/your living › to work to get money for the things you need

DESERVE [T] › to get something that you deserve because of your work, qualities, etc: As a teacher you have to earn the respect of your students.

PROFIT [T] › to make a profit: an account that earns a high rate of interest

(Definition of earn verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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