EARN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EARN?

Need another word that means the same as “earn”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “earn” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Earn” are: bring in, clear, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in, garner, win, be paid, receive a salary of, take home, take home earnings of, gross, net, make a profit of, realize a profit of, pocket, deserve, merit, warrant, justify, be entitled to, be worthy of, be deserving of, have a right to

Earn as a Verb

Definitions of "Earn" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “earn” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• (of an activity) cause (someone) to obtain (money.
• Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
• (of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit.
• Obtain (money) in return for labour or services.
• Gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements.
• Acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions.

Synonyms of "Earn" as a verb (27 Words)

be deserving of	Happen, occur, take place.
be entitled to	Spend or use time.
be paid	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
be worthy of	Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun.
bring in	Bring into a different state.
clear	Grant authorization or clearance for. I would hope to clear 50 000 profit from each match.
deserve	Do something or have or show qualities worthy of (a reaction which rewards or punishes as appropriate. You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done.
gain	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. I have gained weight over the years.
garner	Assemble or get together. The crop was ready to be reaped and garnered.
gross	Produce or earn an amount of money as gross profit or income. The film went on to gross 8 million.
have a right to	Have sex with; archaic use.
justify	Show to be right by providing justification or proof. Justify the margins.
make	Make by combining materials and parts. Make a mistake.
make a profit of	Appear to begin an activity.
merit	Deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention. The results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation.
net	Make as a net profit. Customs officials have netted large caches of drugs.
pocket	Enclose as though in a pocket. The fillings can be pocketed in a pitta bread.
pull in	Strip of feathers.
realise	Be fully aware or cognizant of.
realize	Give actual or physical form to. He realized his mistake at once.
realize a profit of	Expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass.
receive a salary of	Regard favorably or with disapproval.
take home	Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.
take home earnings of	Receive willingly something given or offered.
take in	Take into one s possession.
warrant	Provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action. The dealer warrants all the cars he sells.
win	Be the winner in a contest or competition be victorious. A determination to win through against all the odds.

Usage Examples of "Earn" as a verb

• The dollars can be placed on deposit and earn interest.
• I earned £10 an hour working in the shop.
• Through the years she has earned affection and esteem.
• She earns a lot in her new job.
• He earns his living as a lorry driver.
• This latest win earned them $50,000 in prize money.

Associations of "Earn" (30 Words)

accessibility	The quality of being easy to obtain or use. The restoration project involved repairing the roof and improving accessibility.
accessible	Capable of being read with comprehension. Making learning opportunities more accessible to adults.
acquire	Come to have (a particular reputation) as a result of one’s behaviour or activities. I acquired a strong aversion to television.
acquired	Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on.
acquirement	An ability that has been acquired by training. The acquirement of self control.
acquisition	A purchase of one company by another. Western culture places a high value on material acquisition.
assets	Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company.
attainable	Able to be attained; achievable. Choose an attainable goal.
available	Not busy; not otherwise committed. The nurse is only available at certain times.
buy	Be a buyer for a store or firm. The stock was a real buy at that price.
deserved	Properly deserved. A deserved victory.
earned	Gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action. An earned run in baseball.
gain	The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input. Shares gained for the third day in a row.
garner	Store; deposit. The police struggled to garner sufficient evidence.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. His lying really gets me.
glean	Gather (leftover grain) after a harvest. Objects gleaned from local markets.
have	Have ownership or possession of. Have you got a job yet.
income	The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time. Figures showed an overall increase in income this year.
obtain	Come into possession of. The price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
obtainable	Able to be obtained. Savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable.
own	Have ownership or possession of. She makes her own clothes.
procure	Get by special effort. He procured his wife to sign the mandate for the joint account.
procurement	The action or occupation of acquiring military equipment and supplies. The company s procurements from foreign firms.
purchase	Obtain by purchase acquire by means of a financial transaction. The large number of videos currently available for purchase.
reap	Cut or gather (a crop or harvest. Many men were employed to reap the harvest.
regain	Get or find back; recover the use of. She regained control of herself.
riches	An abundance of material possessions and resources. Riches beyond their wildest dreams.
secure	Free from fear or doubt; easy in mind. Secure from harm.
trait	A distinguishing feature of your personal nature. Breeders were installing some trait that allowed the crop to thrive.
wangle	An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery. I think we should be able to wangle it so that you can start tomorrow.