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Synonyms for earn

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Synonyms for earn

to receive, as wages, for one's labor

to acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort

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Synonyms for earn

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

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"Have you ever earned a dollar by your own labour?" he demanded, certain of her answer, a triumphant vindictiveness in his voice.
A woman who earned eighteen hundred dollars a year was worth looking at.
A sentiment of keen pleasure accompanied this first effort to earn my own living--a sentiment neither poisoned nor weakened by the presence of the taskmaster, who stood and watched me for some time as I wrote.
'So I made up my mind to get my trouble off my mind, and to earn by the sweat of my brow what was held out to me.
In France the painter earns little unless he paints portraits and is patronised by rich Americans; and men of reputation are glad to increase their incomes by spending two or three hours once a week at one of the numerous studios where art is taught.
Butlers who earned thirty thousand a year and could be Supreme Court justices if they wanted to.
It is my own, and fairly earned, and that is enough."
"We've got the ranch and each other," he told his wife, "and I'd sooner ride with you to Hood Mountain any day than earn forty dollars.
By registering for the promotion here , Marriott Bonvoy members will earn 1,500 bonus points on stays of two nights or more during the promotion earning period, at participating Marriott Bonvoy properties.
Deputy principals III, Grade D2 (Job Group N) earning between Sh71,565 and Sh85,269, will now earn Sh82,717 and Sh87,900.
If the issue of who should earn more becomes a problem in the family, it might be to show power or to exercise superior influence based on one's contribution to the family, and it's very healthy.
'The issue of some people earning minimum wage and others earning maximum wage where a senator earns N14 million monthly is unacceptable.
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) women working full-time in the Huddersfield parliamentary constituency earned an average of PS23,786 a year in 2018.
Most of us earn but in this race of earning more, money becomes a priority and respect and ethical values may be, a second.
Despite the closer gap, New Hampshire women still earned 83 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2016, according to a 2017 census survey.