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{ "term": "earn", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "earn", "heSheIt": "earns" }, "pastSimple": "earned", "pastParticiple": "earned", "ingForm": "earning" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to get money for work that you do", "sensetop": "earn (something)earn somebody somethingearn something from something", "labels": "(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He earns about $40 000 a year.", "contextForm": "earn (something)" }, { "text": "to **earn an income/a wage/a salary**" }, { "text": "It's not easy to **earn a living** as an artist." }, { "text": "She must **earn a fortune** *(= earn a lot of money)*." }, { "text": "All the children are earning now." }, { "text": "His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.", "contextForm": "earn somebody something" }, { "text": "They earned enough from their work for food.", "contextForm": "earn something from something" }, { "text": "The workers barely earn enough to live on." }, { "text": "the opportunity to earn more money" }, { "text": "The company expects to earn €600 million on sales." }, { "text": "The plant will earn £950 million for the UK." }, { "text": "profits earned from real estate sales" } ], "topics": ["Money"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["consistently", "reportedly", "reputedly"], "verb + earn": ["have to", "need to", "expect to"], "preposition": ["from"], "phrases": [ "a/the chance to earn something", "a/the opportunity to earn something", "earn a living as something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc.", "sensetop": "earn somethingearn something from something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.", "contextForm": "earn something" }, { "text": "interest earned from investments", "contextForm": "earn something from something" } ], "topics": ["Money"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to get something that you deserve, usually because of something good you have done or because of the good qualities you have", "sensetop": "earn somethingearn somebody something", "labels": "(especially North American English)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **earned a reputation **as an expert on tax law.", "contextForm": "earn something" }, { "text": "As a teacher, she had **earned the respect** of her students." }, { "text": "Their supporters have certainly **earned the right** to celebrate." }, { "text": "I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?" }, { "text": "She **earned a degree** in music." }, { "text": "Players **earn points** to progress in the game." }, { "text": "Her outstanding ability earned her a place on the team.", "contextForm": "earn somebody something" }, { "text": "His great strength earned him the nickname ‘the Bull’." }, { "text": "She deservedly earned the admiration of her colleagues." }, { "text": "He went on to earn a PhD in astronomy from the University of Maryland." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["really", "richly", "rightfully"], "verb + earn": ["have to", "need to", "seek to"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to earn enough money to live on", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere", "examples": [ { "text": "He was willing to earn his keep." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent", "examples": [ { "text": "He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep." }, { "text": "All this new technology will have to earn its keep." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom." }, { "text": "With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become famous or successful", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɜːn/", "audio": "ea/earn/earn__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɜːnz/", "audio": "ea/earn/earns__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɜːnd/", "audio": "ea/earn/earned__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɜːnɪŋ/", "audio": "ea/earn/earning__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɜːrn/", "audio": "ea/earn/earn__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɜːrnz/", "audio": "ea/earn/earns__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ɜːrnd/", "audio": "ea/earn/earned__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɜːrnɪŋ/", "audio": "ea/earn/earning__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne ‘labourer’." }