| Main Entry: |
earn |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
make money |
Synonyms: |
acquire,
attain, be gainfully employed, be in line for, bring home, bring home the bacon, bring home the groceries, bring in, clean up,
clear*,
collect,
consummate, cop,
derive,
draw,
effect,
gain,
gather,
get,
gross,
hustle,
make, make fast buck, make it big,
net,
obtain, pay one's dues,
perform,
pick up,
procure,
profit, pull down,
pull*,
rate,
realize,
reap,
receive, scare up,
score*, scrape together,
secure,
snag*, sock,
turn,
win, wrangle
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Antonyms: |
cost, lose, spend, throw away
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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