| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To acquire as a result of one's behavior or effort: deserve, gain, get, merit, win. Informal : rate1. See GET. 2. To receive, as wages, for one's labor: gain, get, make, win. Informal : pull down. Idioms: earn (or make) a living, earn one's keep. See GIVE, MONEY. 3. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, gain, gross, net2, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See MONEY.
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