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to receive as return for effort<for years Iʼve earned pocket money by mowing lawns>Synonymsacquire, attain, capture, carry, draw, gain, garner, get, land, make, obtain, procure, realize, secure, winRelated Wordsclear, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; occupy, take over; reacquire, recapture, regain, remakePhrasescome byNear Antonymsgive up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yieldAntonymsforfeit, lose
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to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)<youʼve earned the afternoon off after all that hard work>Synonymsdeserve, merit, rateRelated Wordsentitle, qualify
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