Webster's English Dictionary

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earn

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1. earn \'*rn\ vt [ME ernen, fr. OE earnian] 1: to receive as return for 
   work done or services rendered  2: to come to be duly worthy of or entitled 
   or suited to  - earn.er n
2. earn vb [prob. alter. of yearn] obs  : YEARN, GRIEVE