earning

Noun

Meaning

of Earn

That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

garner make making working active taking clear win receive gain employed winning obtain secure getting
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Antonyms

giving spending blowing consuming los bluing
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Phrases with the word

earning money earning power earning one's living earning a living fringe earning earning rate

Derivatives

earnings

Anagrams

engrain Nearing grannie aginner aningre geranin nigeran Reginan

Examples

If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and become merely machines for eating and for earning money. John Updike

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority. Angela Merkel

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Spending is quick, earning is slow. Russian Proverb

Three things make a man rich: Earning and not spending, promising and not doing, buying and not selling. Sicilian Proverb

Earning encourages diligence. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Earnhart Earnheart Earnie earning a living earning money earning one's living