Earning

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That which is earned; that which is gained or merited by labor, service, or performance; reward; wages; compensation: used chiefly in the plural.
  • noun. Rennet. Brockett.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Present participle of earn.
  • Word Usage
    "RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - The new Energy Star for Data Centers certification has started off with a bang, with the first facility to earn the label earning 99 out of 100 possible points for its certification."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    earn