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earning meaning

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WEarning
  • Earning can refer to:
  • Labour (economics)
  • Earnings of a company
  • Merit

    Definition of earning in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFearnSGearnsPT, PPearnedSUF-ing
    1. present participle of earn.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • His performance as an evil-tempered superpatriot earned him the National Society of Film Critics’ award for best supporting actor.
        • The business runs hot and cold; some months our firm doesn't earn enough to cover expenses and other months, we net 400% profits.
        • They didn't earn much, but it was enough to keep the wolf from the door.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Participles
            • Present participles
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      1. en earnings
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of earning for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "earning" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
      Definiteness: Level 1
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