English

Etymology
Old English earnian

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/��n/, SAMPA|/3:n/
italbrac|US AHD|ûrn, IPA|/�n/, SAMPA|/3`n/
audio|en-us-earn.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)n

Homophones
erne, urn

Verb
en-verb; "earnt" is incorrect

1. transitive to gain (success) through applied effort or work
2. transitive to receive (money) for working
3. transitive to deserve (something)
4. intransitive to receive money for working

#:Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.

Derived terms
earner
earnings

Synonyms
(gain through applied effort or work):
(transitive: receive (money) for working):
(deserve): deserve, merit
(intransitive: receive money for working):

Translations
trans-top|gain through applied effort or work
trans-mid
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trans-top|transitive: receive (money) for working
Czech: vyd�lat
French: gagner
Italian: guadagnare
trans-mid
Korean: �� (beolda)
Portuguese: ganhar
Spanish: ganar
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trans-top|deserve
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|intransitive: receive money for working
Czech: vyd�lávat
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Spanish: ganar, granjear

Frisian

Noun
earn

1. eagle

Category:Frisian nouns

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *arn-, from Indo-European *er-, *or-, eagle, large bird. Cognate with Old Saxon arn (Dutch arend), Old High German aro (German Aar), Old Norse ǫrn (Swedish örn, Danish ørn), Gothic ���; and, outside the Germanic languages, with Greek ��νι�, Armenian oror, gull, Old Irish irar (Irish iolar), Lithuanian erelis|er�lis, eagle, Old Church Slavonic orl�l� (Russian о��л, eagle)

Pronunciation
IPA: /æarn/

Noun
earn, Wiktionary Appendix:Old English strong declension|-es m

1. eagle

Category:Old English nouns

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