{
    "term": "earn",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "earn",
            "heSheIt": "earns"
        },
        "pastSimple": "earned",
        "pastParticiple": "earned",
        "ingForm": "earning"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to get money for work that you do",
            "sensetop": "earn (something)earn somebody somethingearn something from something",
            "labels": "(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He earns about $40 000 a year.",
                    "contextForm": "earn (something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **earn an income/a wage/a salary**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not easy to **earn a living** as an artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She must **earn a fortune** *(= earn a lot of money)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All the children are earning now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000.",
                    "contextForm": "earn somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They earned enough from their work for food.",
                    "contextForm": "earn something from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers barely earn enough to live on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the opportunity to earn more money"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company expects to earn €600 million on sales."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plant will earn £950 million for the UK."
                },
                {
                    "text": "profits earned from real estate sales"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["consistently", "reportedly", "reputedly"],
                "verb + earn": ["have to", "need to", "expect to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a/​the chance to earn something",
                    "a/​the opportunity to earn something",
                    "earn a living as something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to get money as profit or interest on money you lend, have in a bank, etc.",
            "sensetop": "earn somethingearn something from something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.",
                    "contextForm": "earn something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "interest earned from investments",
                    "contextForm": "earn something from something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to get something that you deserve, usually because of something good you have done or because of the good qualities you have",
            "sensetop": "earn somethingearn somebody something",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **earned a reputation **as an expert on tax law.",
                    "contextForm": "earn something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a teacher, she had **earned the respect** of her students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their supporters have certainly **earned the right** to celebrate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need a rest. I think I've earned it, don't you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **earned a degree** in music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Players **earn points** to progress in the game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her outstanding ability earned her a place on the team.",
                    "contextForm": "earn somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His great strength earned him the nickname ‘the Bull’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She deservedly earned the admiration of her colleagues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went on to earn a PhD in astronomy from the University of Maryland."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["really", "richly", "rightfully"],
                "verb + earn": ["have to", "need to", "seek to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to earn enough money to live on",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’ve been an actor for 20 years, earning a crust wherever I can."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was willing to earn his keep."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All this new technology will have to earn its keep."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to get a position or reputation you deserve through work or achievements",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If you want to earn your stripes in journalism, you need to start at the bottom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "With elite football, you really do have to earn your stripes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become famous or successful",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːn/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earn__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːnz/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earns__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːnd/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earned__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɜːnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earning__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːrn/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earn__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːrnz/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earns__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɜːrnd/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earned__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɜːrnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ea/earn/earning__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English earnian, of West Germanic origin, from a base shared by Old English esne ‘labourer’."
}