earn
part of speech
verb (earn, earns, earned, earning)
meaning for a pupil
1) To earn means to get money because you did work. tree →
2) To earn is also to get something good because you deserve it, like earning points, praise or a badge. tree →
3) Money can earn interest in a bank. tree →
sense in the lessons
maths: money or points got for work, often a rate per hour, per job or per week (earnings = rate × time); saving and spending; school: earn stars, house points or a certificate; everyday life: pocket money for jobs at home, lemonade stands; phrases: «earn a living»
examples
- She earns $10 an hour. tree →
- He earned $45 mowing lawns. tree →
- How much does she earn in 5 hours? tree →
- They earn 3 points for each win. tree →
- I earn pocket money by washing the car. tree →
- She earned a badge at Scouts. tree →
- You earn trust by telling the truth. tree →
- Money in the bank earns interest. tree →
- 'Oh, I earned them myself,' answered he. tree →
note
Adds to the money; with a rate, earnings = rate × time. Trap: earning is not saving; spending is taken away later. Homophone: «urn», a big vase.
In the corpora
- The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
- A payslip shows what you earned and what was taken off, such as tax and pension, before the rest reached your bank.
- Free music apps earn money from adverts; a paid subscription removes them.
- Cinemas earn a big part of their money from snacks, because much of the ticket money goes to the film company.
- Many musicians earn more from concerts and merch than from streams.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «earn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.