Collocations for "earn"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "earn" in context.
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earn
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- earn a [living, living wage]
- earns [$100,000] a year
- earn up to [$10,000]
- earn money from home
- earn money (by) [walking, drawing, writing]
- earn [more, less] than
- earn enough for [food, rent]
- spend more than you earn
- (costs) more than I earn in a [week, year]
- earn a [reward, bonus]
- [savings, private pensions, bonds] earn interest
- earn your place in [history, the company]
- earned yourself a place in the [final, history books]
- will earn you a place in [prison, hell]
- earn a name for yourself
- earn your grade
- earned her stripes [as, on, during]
- (take a break,) you've earned it
'earn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):