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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. ["o]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: earned adj 1: gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball" [ant: {unearned}] 2: merited through behavior; "a well-earned rest"
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