earn

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earn[1,transitive verb] earn[2,intransitive verb] earned run earned run average

Main Entry: ¹earn
Pronunciation: '&rn
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnOn to reap, Czech jesen autumn
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>
- earn·er noun