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What is the verb for earn?

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earn
  1. (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
  2. (transitive) To receive payment for work.
  3. (intransitive) To receive payment for work.
  4. (transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
  5. (transitive) To be worthy of.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. gain, acquire, secure, get, attain, obtain, win, procure, bag, achieve, land, realise, realize, make, net, score, reap, garner, draw, capture, carry, clinch, snag, gather, derive, cop, find, effect, pull, consummate, hustle, establish, harvest, bring in, come by, pick up, pull down, knock down, come to have, scare up, bring home, scrape together, collect, receive, rack up, have, accomplish, take, chalk up, get hold of … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Thus, for people in positions of privilege or power to earn our trust, they must first show that they deserve it.”
      “So, to make sure you earn your bliss and evolve the level of consciousness and appreciation that will allow you to savor paradise for all time, I must be prepared to play tough.”
      “He is doing very well and enjoys the grand feeling of independence through being able to earn a nice salary.”
earn
  1. (obsolete) To long; to yearn.
  2. (obsolete) To grieve.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. gain, acquire, secure, get, attain, obtain, win, procure, bag, achieve, land, realise, realize, make, net, score, reap, garner, draw, capture, carry, clinch, snag, gather, derive, cop, find, effect, pull, consummate, hustle, establish, harvest, bring in, come by, pick up, pull down, knock down, come to have, scare up, bring home, scrape together, collect, receive, rack up, have, accomplish, take, chalk up, get hold of … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Thus, for people in positions of privilege or power to earn our trust, they must first show that they deserve it.”
      “So, to make sure you earn your bliss and evolve the level of consciousness and appreciation that will allow you to savor paradise for all time, I must be prepared to play tough.”
      “He is doing very well and enjoys the grand feeling of independence through being able to earn a nice salary.”
earn
  1. (Britain, dialect, dated) To curdle, as milk.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. gain, acquire, secure, get, attain, obtain, win, procure, bag, achieve, land, realise, realize, make, net, score, reap, garner, draw, capture, carry, clinch, snag, gather, derive, cop, find, effect, pull, consummate, hustle, establish, harvest, bring in, come by, pick up, pull down, knock down, come to have, scare up, bring home, scrape together, collect, receive, rack up, have, accomplish, take, chalk up, get hold of … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Thus, for people in positions of privilege or power to earn our trust, they must first show that they deserve it.”
      “So, to make sure you earn your bliss and evolve the level of consciousness and appreciation that will allow you to savor paradise for all time, I must be prepared to play tough.”
      “He is doing very well and enjoys the grand feeling of independence through being able to earn a nice salary.”
earns
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earn
  2. Synonyms:
      3. gains, acquires, secures, gets, attains, obtains, wins, procures, bags, achieves, lands, realises, realizes, makes, nets, scores, reaps, garners, draws, captures, carries, clinches, snags, gathers, derives, cops, finds, effects, pulls, consummates, hustles, establishes, harvests, brings in, comes by, picks up, pulls down, knocks down, comes to have, scares up, brings home, scrapes together, collects, receives, racks up, has, accomplishes, produces, takes, chalks up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You see, although he earns a good wage, he likes to live well and parties hard.”
      “That earns him a sharp rap on the shoulder, but he says he doesn't mind because my punches don't hurt.”
      “The money market earns higher interest rates than their savings bank and credit union accounts.”
earnt
  1. (chiefly British) simple past tense and past participle of earn
earned
  1. simple past tense and past participle of earn
  2. Synonyms:
      3. found, achieved, attained, acquired, got, gained, obtained, understood, had, knew, realized, won, felt, landed, reached, wangled, bagged, hit, secured, sensed, met, came by, came to have, got hold of, got one's hands on, laid hold of, fell to the lot, got a hold of, met with, realised, procured, scored, gotten, gat, clinched, netted, garnered, reapt, reaped, made, captured, carried, wrested, founden, fand, struck, hooked, come to have, brought in, knocked down … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She's worked hard to get where she is. You shouldn't begrudge her the success she's earned.”
      “They earned thousands of dollars on resales of the baseball tickets.”
      “The stunt earned her the scorn of her censorious older sister.”
earning
  1. present participle of earn
  2. Synonyms:
      3. getting, acquiring, obtaining, coming by, coming to have, coming into possession of, receiving, gaining, winning, coming into, coming in for, taking possession of, taking receipt of, buying, purchasing, procuring, possessing oneself of, securing, gathering, collecting, picking up, appropriating, amassing, building up, hooking, netting, landing, achieving, attaining, getting hold of, getting hands on, grabbing, bagging, getting one's hands on, getting one's mitts on, scoring, snagging, gleaning, nabbing, collaring, having, copping, latching onto, racking up, accessing, locking up, swinging, inheriting, making, realizing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “But here are some full-time students who make the most of their spare time by earning pocket money to meet their sundry expenses.”
      “So considering my options of staying at home and rotting or getting a job and earning some extra pocket money, I decided to do the latter.”
      “This unique policy covers accidental risks of both the insured pupil and his or her earning parent.”
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