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Webster 1913 Edition


Earning

Earn′ing

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Earnings
.
That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; – used commonly in the plural.
As to the common people, their stock is in their persons and in their
earnings
.
Burke.

Webster 1828 Edition


Earning

EARNING

,
ppr.
ern'ing. Meriting by services; gaining by labor or performance.

EARNING

,
Noun.
ern'ing.plu. earnings. That which is earned; that which is gained or merited by labor, services or performance; wages; reward. The folly of young men is to spend their earnings in dissipation or extravagance. It is wise for the poor to invest their earnings in a productive fund.

Definition 2024


earning

earning

English

Verb

earning

  1. present participle of earn

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