earn
verb
uk/ɜːn/ us [ I or T ]
to receive money as payment for work that you do:
How much do you earn?
When I started earning, I decided to open a savings account.
earn a salary/a wage/an income A typical manager will earn a salary of at least $69,000.
Brokers earn commission on each sale.
earn sb sth She turned down an advert that would have earned her £1 million.
[ T ]
to make a particular amount of money from a product or business activity:
His last three films have earned more than $437 million worldwide.
In 1994, BBA earned pretax profit of 84.3 million pounds.
earn sth from sth The region earns billions of dollars from tourism.
[ T ]
to get an amount of money as profit or interest on an investment or loan:
You can buy and sell these unit trusts when you choose, and you earn dividends.
Any spare cash is best put in a savings account where it will earn interest.
Local governments use the fund as a money-market account to earn interest on surplus cash.
[ T ]
to collect a reward for doing business with a particular company or for a particular activity. You can use these rewards to buy goods or get some other advantage:
Apply now to start earning loyalty points
Organizations can earn carbon credits by registering an energy saving project.
earn a living (also earn your living)
to be paid the money that you need to live on:
He earns a living as a self-employed consultant.