earned

3 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to receive money as payment for work that you do:

I earn $80,000 a year.

How much do you earn, if you don't mind me asking?

earn a living You can't expect to earn a living (= be paid enough money to live on) from your painting.

earn something from something [ + two objects ] Coffee exports earn (= give) Brazil many millions of dollars a year./Brazil earns many millions of dollars a year from coffee exports.

to get something that you deserve:

It's been a tough six months and I feel I've earned a few weeks off.