Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. Synonyms:bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in."She earns a lot in her new job" , "This merger brought in lots of money" , "He clears $5,000 each month"
... the clearing away of the temporary cloud, they were in a seventh heaven of bliss, as usual. In some of his wanderings about town, Griffith had met with a modest house, which would have been the very thing for them if they had possessed about double the ... — Vagabondia - 1884 • Frances Hodgson Burnett Read full book for free!
... which she did not wish to answer, and one that did not at all appertain to herself—which did not require any answer for the clearing of herself; but yet it was now asked in such a manner that she could not save herself from answering it. "I think I did hear that you ... — Is He Popenjoy? • Anthony Trollope Read full book for free!
... was palpitating silence. No one moved. Eyes were fixed on her as if ears had not heard aright. The heads of some leaned forward, the bodies of others leaned back, then the clearing of throats and the shuffling of feet broke the pause that followed the statement which had just been heard, and back toward the ... — Miss Gibbie Gault • Kate Langley Bosher Read full book for free!
... slipper. The very choicest place of all was in my loosely bound hair. That of course I could not allow, and I had to keep a very close watch of him for fear I might have a bit of bread or meat thrust among my locks. In his clearing up he always went carefully over the floor, picking up pins or any little thing he could find, and I often dropped burnt matches, buttons, and other small things to give him something to do. These he would pick up and ... — Types of Children's Literature • Edited by Walter Barnes Read full book for free!
... knew. The old Roman road leading to and athwart it was named La Route des Martyrs, also for no known reason. But in October 1878 the plateau was being levelled by the military authorities, when it was discovered that the stones were actually broken tombs, and that they were clearing a pagan Necropolis. Soon they came on a portion where were sarcophagi orientated and crowded thickly about a subterranean building. The distinguished antiquary, Le Pere de la Croix, now undertook the investigation, and discovered ... — Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe • Sabine Baring-Gould Read full book for free!
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