earns
Works for pay
Earns is the third-person singular of earn—to receive payment or reward for work or effort: She earns a good salary.
Beyond wages, one earns respect, trust, or reputation through actions that merit them: He earned their loyalty over years of fair dealing.
Interest or investments earn returns.
To earn one's keep is to contribute enough to justify one's place.
Has earned by actions
- achievesSucceeds in doing
- gainsIncreases in value
- attainsSucceeds in reaching
- winsAchieved first places
recognition · respect · trust · credibility · reputation · praise · accolades · distinction
deserves
Has earned by actions
wins · recognition · respect · trust · credibility · reputation · praise · accolades · distinction · honors
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- compensationPayment for services rendered
hourly · overtime · remuneration · payroll · payday · tipped · underpaid · overpaid · take-home · biweekly
yields
Gives forth results
dividends · profit · revenue · royalties · returns · appreciation · portfolio · investment
earnsinherits
Receives through lineage
receives · falls into · comes into · mooches · freeloads
- earn a livingGain income through work
- earning a livingWorking for income
- earning one's stripesAchieving recognition through effort
- earn one's stripesProve worth through experience
- earned one's stripesGained status through effort
- earns one's keepProvides value for support