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Earns
/ɜːnz/
To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
📖 Definitions of "Earns"
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To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
"You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well."
- 2
To receive payment for work.
"He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest."
- 3
To receive payment for work.
"Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent."
- 4
To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
"My CD earns me six percent!"
- 1
To curdle, as milk.
- 1
To long; to yearn.
- 2
To grieve.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Earns"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| take inverb | (transitive) To receive. |
| bring inverb | To introduce, add or initiate a person or group of people to an organisation or event; to give (someone) a share or portion of something. |
| gainverb | (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. |
| makeverb | (transitive) To create. |
| realizeverb | (transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). |
| pull inverb | (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle or driver) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot. |
| clearverb | (transitive) To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from. |
| garnerverb | (often figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact |
| achievesverb | (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. |
| acquiresverb | (transitive) To get. |
| affectsverb | (transitive) To influence or alter. |
| cautionsverb | (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted. |
| collectsverb | (transitive) To gather together; amass. |
| derivesverb | (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else. |
| deservesverb | (transitive) To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| drawsnoun | (slang) Clipping of drawers. [(archaic) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.] |
| earningsnoun | Wages, money earned, income. |
| gainsnoun | (bodybuilding) Increase in muscle mass. |
| garnersverb | (often figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact |
| generatesverb | (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to. |
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