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# earn

«earn» in Mova's school dictionary: **to get money because you did work** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (earn, earns, earned, earning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To earn means to get money because you did work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#m1)

2) To earn is also to get something good because you deserve it, like earning points, praise or a badge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#m2)

3) Money can earn interest in a bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

maths: money or points got for work, often a rate per hour, per job or per week (earnings = rate × time); saving and spending; school: earn stars, house points or a certificate; everyday life: pocket money for jobs at home, lemonade stands; phrases: «earn a living»

### examples

- She earns $10 an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x1)
- He earned $45 mowing lawns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x2)
- How much does she earn in 5 hours? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x3)
- They earn 3 points for each win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x4)
- I earn pocket money by washing the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x5)
- She earned a badge at Scouts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x6)
- You earn trust by telling the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x7)
- Money in the bank earns interest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x8)
- 'Oh, I earned them myself,' answered he. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#x9)

### note

Adds to the money; with a rate, earnings = rate × time. Trap: earning is not saving; spending is taken away later. Homophone: «urn», a big vase.

### In the corpora

- [A payslip shows what you earned and what was taken off, such as tax and pension, before the rest reached your bank.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/39-money-work-and-the-big-choices/9/)
- [Free music apps earn money from adverts; a paid subscription removes them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/10/)
- [Cinemas earn a big part of their money from snacks, because much of the ticket money goes to the film company.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/26-age-ratings-scary-films-and-choosing-what-to-watch/14/)
- [Many musicians earn more from concerts and merch than from streams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/39-art-as-a-job-who-makes-art-money-fame-and-hard-work/6/)
- [A prediction can earn marks even if the story turns out differently, as long as it fits the evidence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/19-prediction-what-happens-next/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «earn» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.