to earn a reward

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• reward — ▪ I. reward re‧ward 1 [rɪˈwɔːd ǁ ˈwɔːrd] noun 1. [countable] something that you receive because you have done something good or helpful: reward for • Officials were often posted abroad as a reward for loyal service. 2. [countable, uncountable]… …   Financial and business terms

• Earn — ([ e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned} ([ e]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[=o]n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. [ o]nn working season, work.] 1. To merit …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• earn — [ɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to be paid money for the work you do: • The managing director s personal assistant earned £35,000 last year. • She earns a very respectable wage. • Some young people want to start earning as soon as …   Financial and business terms

• earn — (v.) O.E. earnian deserve, earn, merit, win, get a reward for labor, from P.Gmc. *aznojan (Cf. O.Fris. esna reward, pay ), from *azna labor especially field labor (Cf. O.N. önn work in the field ), from PIE *aznon to do harvest work, serve (Cf. O …   Etymology dictionary

• earn — I verb achieve, achieve by continued effort, acquire by service, attain, be deserving, be entitled to, be successful, be worthy, clear, deserve, gain, gain by labor, gain by service, get a profit, get by effort, have a right to, merere, merit,… …   Law dictionary

• earn — [v1] make money acquire, attain, be gainfully employed, be in line for*, bring home*, bring home the bacon*, bring home the groceries*, bring in, clean up*, clear*, collect, consummate, cop*, derive, draw, effect, gain, gather, get, gross, hustle …   New thesaurus

• earn — ► VERB 1) obtain (money) in return for labour or services. 2) gain as the reward for hard work or merit. 3) (of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit. DERIVATIVES earner noun. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• reward — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for effort, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high, huge, rich ▪ Top athletes enjoy rich rewards. ▪ fitting, just …   Collocations dictionary

• earn — verb 1 to get money for work, etc. ADVERB ▪ consistently ▪ reportedly, reputedly (esp. BrE) ▪ She reportedly earns more than $475 000 a year VERB + EARN ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• reward — 01. Police are offering a $500 [reward] for information leading to the arrest of the person who set fire to a downtown store. 02. Doing volunteer work can be a very [rewarding] experience. 03. She finds her job working with handicapped children… …   Grammatical examples in English

• earn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. work for, gain, win; deserve, merit, rate; make a living, be gainfully employed. See acquisition, justice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deserve as reward] Syn. win, merit, gain; see deserve . 2. [To… …   English dictionary for students