The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), n. (Zo["o]l.)
   See Ern, n. --Sir W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earned ([~e]rnd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Earning.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[=o]n
   to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis
   hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]
   1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that
      which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is
      received or not).
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            The high repute
            Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton.
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   2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve
      and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good
      living; to earn honors or laurels.
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            I earn that [what] I eat.             --Shak.
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            The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
            the sweat of my brow.                 --Burke.
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   Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the
      assistance of errors on the opposing side.

   Syn: See Obtain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. & i. [See 1st Yearn.]
   To grieve. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Earn \Earn\, v. i. [See 4th Yearn.]
   To long; to yearn. [Obs.]
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         And ever as he rode, his heart did earn
         To prove his puissance in battle brave.  --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Earn \Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See Rennet,
   and cf. Yearnings.]
   To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

earn
    v 1: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
         salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
         job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger
         brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
         [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn,
         realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
    2: acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions [syn: earn,
       garner]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

EARN

    European Academic and Research
   Network.

   (1995-11-15)