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earn
What does earn mean?
earn (verb): to receive payment for work.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use earn in a sentence?
- Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce earn?
/ɝn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does earn come from?
From Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian, from Proto-West Germanic *aʀanōn, from Proto-Germanic *azanōną.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “earn” mean?
move or strike with a noise
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send via the postal service
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to receive payment for work
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to allow to, not to prevent
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