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Definition of EARN

1

to receive as return for effort <during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns>

Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Related Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms forfeit, lose

2

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment) <you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work>

Synonyms deserve, merit, rate

Related Words entitle, qualify