Definition of earning

"earning" in the verb sense

1. gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in

earn on some commercial or business transaction earn as salary or wages

"How much do you make a month in your new job?"

"She earns a lot in her new job"

"this merger brought in lots of money"

"He clears $5,000 each month"

2. earn, garner, win

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

"its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"

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Quotations for earning

Phaeton was his father's heir; born to attain the highest fortune without earning it; he had built no sun-chariot (could not build the simplest wheel-barrow), but could and would insist on driving one; and so broke his own stiff neck, sent gig and horses spinning through infinite space, and set the universe on fire. [ Carlyle ]

earning in Scrabble®

The word earning is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters earning:

EARNING
(82 = 32 + 50)
NEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

earning, nearing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word earning

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In earning

EARNING
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NEARING
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EARNING
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NEARING
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EARNING
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earning in Words With Friends™

The word earning is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters earning:

EARNING
(92 = 57 + 35)
NEARING
(92 = 57 + 35)
EARNING
(92 = 57 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

earning, nearing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word earning

EARNING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In earning

EARNING
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NEARING
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EARNING
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EARNING
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Words containing the sequence earning

Words that start with earning (2 words)

Words with earning in them (6 words)

Word Growth involving earning

Shorter words in earning

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Longer words containing earning

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earnings nonearnings

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