earning

n. gaining through effort, achieving

v. receive as a result of work or other service performed, profit; be eligible, be worthy

In economics, labour (or labor) is a measure of the work done by human beings. It is conventionally contrasted with such other factors of production as land and capital. There are theories which have created a concept called human capital (referring to the skills that workers possess, not necessarily their actual work), although there are also counter posing macro-economic system theories that think human capital is a contradiction in terms.
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Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) gain, take in, clear, make, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) eke out, squeeze out
(verb-group) net, sack, sack up, clear
(derivation) earner, wage earner
2. acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
(synonym) garner
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) letter
(derivation) wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Earn
  

(n.)
That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money earned; -- used commonly in the plural.
  

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