- earn
- earn earn [ɜːn ǁ ɜːrn] verb1. [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 possible.
word focus - earnThe money that you earnPay is the money that you earn by working:• “What’s the pay?” “About $30 an hour.”
A salary is the money that someone is paid every month by their employer, especially someone who is in a profession, such as a teacher, office worker, or manager:• The university provides a salary of $3000 a month plus benefits.
A wage is the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a factory, shop etc:• She earns an hourly wage of $11.
Income is all the money that you receive regularly for work:• His annual income is just over $40,000.
Earnings is the total amount of money you earn from the job that you do:• The average worker’s earnings have not kept up with inflation.
A fee is money that you pay to a professional person, such as a doctor or a lawyer, for work that they do:• Last year the company paid $12 million in legal fees to a single law firm.
Remuneration is a formal word for payment for work, especially in the form of a salary and additional benefits such as a car:• We are offering an attractive remuneration package, including a company car and other benefits.
2. [transitive] if an investment earns money, it makes a profit:• If a bond is not redeemed at maturity, it continues to earn interest.
3. earn a/your living to earn the money that you need to live:* * *
earn UK US /ɜːn/ verb► [I or T] to receive money as payment for work that you do: »How much do you earn?
»When I started earning, I decided to open a savings account.
earn a salary/a wage/an income »A typical manager will earn a salary of at least $69,000.
»Brokers earn commission on each sale.
earn sb sth »She turned down an advert that would have earned her £1 million.
► [T] to make a particular amount of money from a product or business activity: »His last three films have earned more than $437 million worldwide.
»In 1994, BBA earned pretax profit of 84.3 million pounds.
earn sth from sth »The region earns billions of dollars from tourism.
► [T] to get an amount of money as profit or interest on an investment or loan: »You can buy and sell these unit trusts when you choose, and you earn dividends.
»Any spare cash is best put in a savings account where it will earn interest.
»Local governments use the fund as a money-market account to earn interest on surplus cash.
► [T] to collect a reward for doing business with a particular company or for a particular activity. You can use these rewards to buy goods or get some other advantage: »Apply now to start earning loyalty points
»Organizations can earn carbon credits by registering an energy saving project.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
