earn

♦♦ earn /'ɜː^rn/ (earns earning earned)
1 [VERB] V n
If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do.
What a lovely way to earn a living...
2 [VERB] V n
If something earns money, it produces money as profit or interest.
...a current account which earns little or no interest...
3 [VERB] V n, V n n
If you earn something such as praise, you get it because you deserve it.
Companies must earn a reputation for honesty...
I think that's earned him very high admiration.