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De - Pt| English Dictionary: earning | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Earn \Earn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[?]n to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. [94]nn working season, work.] 1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not). The high repute Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton. 2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels. I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak. The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or the sweat of my brow. --Burke. {Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the assistance of errors on the opposing side. Syn: See {Obtain}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Earning \Earn"ing\, n.; pl. {Earnings}. That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural. As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their earnings. --Burke. | |
