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• 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 — W2S2 [ə:n US ə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(money for work)¦ 2¦(profit)¦ 3¦(something deserved)¦ 4 earn your/its keep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: earnian] 1.) ¦(MONEY FOR WORK)¦ [I and T] to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Earn (Fluss) — Earn Uisge Eireann Der Fluss Earn photographiert von der Forteviot Brücke.Vorlage:Infobox Fluss/KARTE fehlt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• earn — [ ɜrn ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to receive money for work that you do: She doesn t earn much money, but she enjoys the work. Most people here earn about $60,000 a year. His illness has affected his ability to earn. a ) transitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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-out — An arrangement where at least part of the purchase price on the sale and purchase of a business is calculated by reference to the future performance of the business being purchased. Commonly used as a management incentive where owner managed… …   Law dictionary

• earn a crust — british informal phrase to earn just enough money to live on I’ve been an actor for years, earning a crust wherever I can. Thesaurus: to earn or to get moneysynonym Main entry: earn * * * ˌearn a/your ˈcrust …   Useful english dictionary

• earn a/your crust — Brit informal : to earn the money that you need to live : to earn a living I m really a poet, but I ve got to earn my crust as an accountant. • • • Main Entry: ↑crust earn a/your crust see ↑crust • • • Main Entry: ↑earn …   Useful english dictionary

• earn your living — phrase to earn enough money to pay for everything you need Everyone should have the means to earn their own living. Thesaurus: to earn or to get moneysynonym Main entry: earn …   Useful english dictionary

• earn your stripes — phrase to do something to deserve a new position or a higher status He earned his stripes playing for the reserve team. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: stripe * * * earn your stripes see… …   Useful english dictionary

• earn — earn·er; earn·ful; earn·ing; earn; …   English syllables