亚洲网紅露点

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earn

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[ urn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:

    to earn one's living.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve:

    to receive more than one has earned.

  3. to acquire through merit:

    to earn a reputation for honesty.

  4. to gain as due return or profit:

    Savings accounts earn interest.

  5. to bring about or cause deservedly:

    His fair dealing earned our confidence.



verb (used without object)

  1. to gain income:

    securities that earn on a quarterly basis.

earn

2

[ urn ]

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.
  1. to grieve.

earn

/ 蓽藧苍 /

verb

  1. to gain or be paid (money or other payment) in return for work or service
  2. tr to acquire, merit, or deserve through behaviour or action

    he has earned a name for duplicity

  3. tr (of securities, investments, etc) to gain (interest, return, profit, etc)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别补谤苍顎侥谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of earn1

First recorded before 900; Middle English ern(i)en Old English earnian; akin to Old High German 补谤苍脓苍 鈥渢o earn, harvest鈥

Origin of earn2

First recorded in 1570鈥80; perhaps variant of yearn
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of earn1

Old English earnian; related to Old High German 补谤苍脓苍 to reap, Old Saxon asna salary, tithe
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Idioms and Phrases

  • penny saved is a penny earned
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Synonym Study

See gain 1.
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Example Sentences

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But Mr Gardner added buying was likely to pick up as over summer due to earnings rising and the expectation of further cuts to interest rates.

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The dynamic in the exhibition is redeemed by the live events within it and their play against the archive, which feel earned but also alienated from the original artworks.

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It typified an anthemic style of song but their unpretentious and down-to-earth approach earned loyal followings on both sides of the Atlantic.

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And they operate those live hackathons where top bug hunters compete and collaborate "hammering" systems, showing off their skills and potentially earning big money.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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