Antonyms for earn
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : urn |
| Phonetic Transcription : Éœrn |
Definition of earn
Origin :- Old English earnian "deserve, earn, merit, win, get a reward for labor," from Proto-Germanic *aznojan (cf. Old Frisian esna "reward, pay"), from *azna "labor" especially "field labor" (cf. Old Norse önn "work in the field"), from PIE *aznon "to do harvest work, serve" (cf. Old High German arnon "to reap"), denominative verb from *es-en- "harvest, fall" (cf. Old High German aren "harvest, crop," German Ernte "harvest," Old English ern "harvest," Gothic asans "harvest, summer," Old Church Slavonic jeseni, Russian osen, Old Prussian assanis "autumn").
- Also from the same root are Gothic asneis, Old High German esni "hired laborer, day laborer," Old English esne "serf, laborer, man." Related: Earned; earning.
- verb make money
- verb deserve a reward
- He was very glad to earn money in this way, since it seemed he was to have no fish to dispose of.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It would have taken me more than two years to earn as much money as this.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Under this republic the rewards of industry belong to those who earn them.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- In each generation, with toil and tears, we have had to earn our heritage again.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- If I cannot find one, I will earn, beg or steal the money to get them printed.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- And, delighting in us as He does, God could not possibly stint us in what we earn from Him.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- This girl was going out to earn her living, and he would stay to make it possible.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- On the way to London they were married; Sandoni doubtless had an eye to the money which she was to earn.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- Then I asked to earn my bread; but without you I might have starved.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He was planning how he could please her, how he could earn her friendship.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
Synonyms for earn
- acquire
- attain
- bag
- be entitled to
- be gainfully employed
- be in line for
- be worthy of
- bring home
- bring home the bacon
- bring home the groceries
- bring in
- clean up
- clear
- collect
- come by
- consummate
- cop
- derive
- draw
- effect
- gain
- gather
- get
- gross
- harvest
- hustle
- make
- make fast buck
- make it big
- merit
- net
- obtain
- pay one's dues
- perform
- pick up
- procure
- profit
- pull
- pull down
- rate
- realize
- reap
- receive
- scare up
- score
- scrape together
- secure
- snag
- sock
- turn
- warrant
- win
- wrangle
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