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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Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
For example, a single filer earning $70,000 may find that the wider 2025 brackets keep their income fully within the 22% bracket rather than spilling into the 24% bracket.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Since then, however, he hasn’t been used in many save situations, earning just two more since 2022.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
After earning Korn Ferry status last year, Brown played his way through the circuit including at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic earlier this week.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Spencer Tepe got his bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in 2012 and earned his doctor of dental surgery degree in 2017, according to school records.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
For example, a single filer earning $70,000 may find that the wider 2025 brackets keep their income fully within the 22% bracket rather than spilling into the 24% bracket.
—Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Since then, however, he hasn’t been used in many save situations, earning just two more since 2022.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
After earning Korn Ferry status last year, Brown played his way through the circuit including at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic earlier this week.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for earn
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“Earn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earn. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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