Earn Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Verb
    • 1.3.1 Synonyms
    • 1.3.2 Derived terms
    • 1.3.3 Translations
  • 1.4 Anagrams
• 2 Old English
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Pronunciation
  • 2.3 Noun
    • 2.3.1 Declension
    • 2.3.2 Descendants
• 3 West Frisian
  • 3.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Old English earnian

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɜːn/, SAMPA: /3:n/
• (US) enPR: ûrn, IPA: /ɝn/, SAMPA: /3`n/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)n
• Homophones: ern, erne, urn

Verb

to earn (third-person singular simple present earns, present participle earning, simple past and past participle earned)

1. (transitive) To gain (success) through applied effort or work.

   You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.

2. (transitive) To receive (money) for working.

   He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO.

   My bank account is only earning one percent interest.

3. (intransitive) To receive money for working.

   Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.

4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to receive (money).

   My CD earns me six percent!

Synonyms

• (gain through applied effort or work):
• ((transitive) receive (money) for working):
• (deserve): deserve, merit
• ((intransitive) receive money for working):
• (cause someone to receive money):

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Arne, nare, near, Nera

Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *arnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“eagle, large bird”), *or-. Cognate with Old Saxon arn (Dutch arend), Old High German aro (German Aar), Old Norse ǫrn (Swedish örn, Danish ørn), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌰; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Greek ὄρνις, Old Armenian որոր (oror, “gull”), Old Irish irar (Irish iolar), Lithuanian erēlis, eagle, Old Church Slavonic orlьlъ (Russian орёл, eagle)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æɑrn/

Noun

earn m.

1. eagle

Declension

Descendants

• English: erne

West Frisian

Noun

earn c. (pl. earnen)

1. eagle
2. (figuratively) miser

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