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• v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  She earns a lot in her new job
• v  acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

• Even just out of college, and working in the same fields, women still earn less than men, according to a striking new study.
• Updated through 1997, the audit shows that the ladies have picked up some slack, earning an average annual return of 15.
• The standard assumption is that they earn a pretty decent wage.

• gain
• take in
• clear
• make
• realize
• realise
• pull in
• bring in
• garner

News & Articles

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  June 11, 2013 - RISMedia Real Estate News
• Haiti score twice in final 10 minutes to earn proud draw against Italy
  Haiti shocked Italy by coming up with equalizer in the second minute of injury time to earn a 2-2 draw in Rio. It was Italy's final warm-up match before they take part in the Confederations Cup and though they started … Continue reading ?
  June 11, 2013 - Dirty Tackle via Yahoo! Sports
• Women still earn less 50 years after Equal Pay Act
  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Marie Claire's Anne Fulenwider explain why women earn 77 cents to every dollar a man earns
  June 10, 2013 - CBS News

Quotes

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• Charlie Manuel in The Associated Press
  I looked there and I felt like, in my opinion, and I'm not his manager, but at the same time he's a young kid,Manuel said. "I say let him pitch and let him get his feet on the ground in the major leagues and kind of let him earn his way."
• Harry Reid in International Herald Tribune
  His passion for service was born during his decorated career in the United States Marine Corps, and he went on to earn the distinction of being the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. Jack's tough-as-nails reputation carried over... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA The Hill http://www.google.com/url?q=http://thehill.com/homenews/house/80225-rep-john-murtha-dies&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFvJ8_ASt_iznqYVcfpV6sh1325ng Feb 8, 2010 31201 40178 earn Blagojevich's resignation, followed by an appointment made by a new governor, would be the most expeditious way for a new senator to be chosen and seated in a manner that would earn the confidence of the people of Illinois and all Americans,"...