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earn

DEFINITIONS OF: earn

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v acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

Synonyms:
garner
Types:
letter
win an athletic letter
Type of:
acquire, get
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

v earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

“She earns a lot in her new job”
Synonyms:
bring in, clear, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
make
act in a certain way so as to acquire
clear, net, sack, sack up
make as a net profit
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eke out, squeeze out
make by laborious and precarious means
profit, turn a profit
make a profit; gain money or materially
rake off
take money from an illegal transaction
bring home, take home
earn as a salary or wage
rake in, shovel in
earn large sums of money
gross
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
bear, pay, yield
bring in
line one's pockets
make a lot of money
turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny
make a satisfactory profit
clean up
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
clear, net
yield as a net profit
pay off
yield a profit or result
Type of:
acquire, get
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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