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
noun
Examples of earn in a Sentence
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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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Alice was a box office smash, earning more than $1 billion worldwide, and its 2016 sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass, brought in nearly $300 million globally.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Within 45 days, the CEC is required to publish the information, which breaks down the average per-barrel profit earned each month by three different refiners, which are kept anonymous to protect company information.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In the past, fighters earned points in two regular-season bouts, with the highest point earners moving onto the playoffs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Alice was a box office smash, earning more than $1 billion worldwide, and its 2016 sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass, brought in nearly $300 million globally.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Within 45 days, the CEC is required to publish the information, which breaks down the average per-barrel profit earned each month by three different refiners, which are kept anonymous to protect company information.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for earn
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earn. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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