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# earn

verb (earn, earns, earned, earning)

«earn» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To earn means to get money because you did work. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#m2)
3. Money can earn interest in a bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/#m3)

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

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»

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «earn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/earn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«earn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/earn.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «earn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/earn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«earn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/earn.html) on Mova free.