earn Pronunciation: /ɜːn/Translate earn | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of earnvtr 1 [person] gagner [money]; [investment] rapporter [interest] to earn a or one's living = gagner sa vie 2to earn sb's respect = se faire respecter de qnearn in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of earn in the British & World English dictionary Definition of earn in the US English dictionary