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earn
verb earned, earning
- tr & intr
1. To gain (money, wages, one's living, etc) by working.
2. To gain as a reward; to deserve. See also well earned.
- Thesaurus: deserve, win, merit, warrant; acquire, obtain, attain, get, gain, draw, gather, secure, reap.
- A person who earns.
- slang
An easy and sometimes dishonest way of making money.
Phrasal Verb: earn out
- To make enough money from sales to recover costs or make a profit.
