Word Type

Verb

Proper Noun

Noun

The word "earn" can be used as verb, proper noun and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

spend

Derived Terms

Bridge of Earn Loch Earn earn a living earn one's corn earn one's crust earn one's keep earn one's spurs earn one's stripes earn one's wings earn out earnable earner earnful earnings earnout hard-earned nonearning outearn outourn overearn pay as you earn re-earn reearn underearn unearn unearned unearning

Etymologically Related To

rennet yearnings

Inflected/Variant Forms

erne

Context

dialect uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquire get

Manner Of

get

Related Terms

curdle deserving effort gain gain money get money getting getting money grieve long make make money milk money pay receive saving success wealth work work money yearn

Similar Terms

clear make net sack sack up

Synonym Network

deserve gain yield

Related Topic Clusters

ESL High-Frequency Vocabulary

Core word sets and usage distinctions for practical English fluency.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.