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Grammar : Verb
Spell : urn
Phonetic Transcription : ɜrn



Definition of earned

Origin :
  • Old English earnian "deserve, earn, merit, win, get a reward for labor," from Proto-Germanic *aznojan (cf. Old Frisian esna "reward, pay"), from *azna "labor" especially "field labor" (cf. Old Norse önn "work in the field"), from PIE *aznon "to do harvest work, serve" (cf. Old High German arnon "to reap"), denominative verb from *es-en- "harvest, fall" (cf. Old High German aren "harvest, crop," German Ernte "harvest," Old English ern "harvest," Gothic asans "harvest, summer," Old Church Slavonic jeseni, Russian osen, Old Prussian assanis "autumn").
  • Also from the same root are Gothic asneis, Old High German esni "hired laborer, day laborer," Old English esne "serf, laborer, man." Related: Earned; earning.
  • verb make money
  • verb deserve a reward
Example sentences :
  • Do you mean that you have earned ninety cents to-day, Robert?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • There is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This was his in lieu of the money which he would have earned if they had killed Lanning on the spot.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • God will bless them, not because they have earned a reward, but because He is merciful and gracious.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • "I earned that, Martin," she returned determinedly to his emphatic remonstrance.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • So true it is, that all our pleasures must be earned, before they can be enjoyed.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I got nine dollars a week and earned every cent of it inhaling the atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Not one of them would ever have earned the title of "Peaceful," as had his father.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • How have they earned the right to any such consideration from you?
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • It's Pat'll be bringin' home money the night; honest money that he's earned.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

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