earn meaning
EN
[ɜːn] [ɝn] [-ɜː(ɹ)n] 
US - NounPLearns
- Alternative form of erne.
- Alternative form of erne.
- VerbSGearnsPRearningPT, PPearned
- (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well.
- (transitive) To receive payment for work.
- He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest.
- (intransitive) To receive payment for work.
- Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
- My CD earns me six percent!
- (transitive) To be worthy of.
- to earn a spot in the top 20
- (Britain, dialect, dated) To curdle, as milk.
- (obsolete) To long; to yearn.
- (obsolete) To grieve.
- (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- They didn't earn much, but it was enough to keep the wolf from the door.
- The owners let the managers eventually earn a stake in the business.
- Wolves swept aside Championship outfit Doncaster at Molineux to earn a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of earn in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Nouns
- en earnest
- en earnestly
- en earned
- en earnestness
- en earnings
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "earn" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.