earned; earning; earns
1
a
: to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
b
: to bring in by way of return
bonds earning 10 percent interest
2
a
: to come to be duly worthy of or entitled or suited to
she earned a promotion
b
: to make worthy of or obtain for
the suggestion earned him a promotion
earner
noun
Examples of earn in a Sentence
Verb (1)
during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns
you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work
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Evan Moore
august 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The studio follow-up, 2007’s Blood Mountain, earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Aug. 2025
Parsons is likely to earn more than $40 million a year from his next deal.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Walnut Hills earned a score of 99.49, per U.S. News, with 91% of students taking at least one AP exam and 79% passing at least one AP exam.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Fifteen high schools from the Charlotte region earned spots among the top 50 in North Carolina in the newest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
—Evan Moore
august 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The studio follow-up, 2007’s Blood Mountain, earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Aug. 2025
Parsons is likely to earn more than $40 million a year from his next deal.
—Lauren Merola, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Walnut Hills earned a score of 99.49, per U.S. News, with 91% of students taking at least one AP exam and 79% passing at least one AP exam.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earn. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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