Gain vs. Earn: What's the Difference?

To come into possession or use of; acquire

To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work

To attain in competition or struggle; win

To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action

To obtain through effort or merit; achieve

To yield as return or profit

To secure as profit or reward; earn

(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

To manage to achieve an increase of

(transitive) To receive payment for work.

To increase by (a specific amount)

(intransitive) To receive payment for work.

To come to; reach

(transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.

To become fast by (a specified amount of time). Used of a timepiece

(transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.

To increase; grow

To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.

To become better; improve

Of milk: to curdle, espcially in the cheesemaking process.

To obtain a profit or advantage; benefit

To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).

To move closer to a person or thing that is moving ahead; close a gap

To grieve.

To put on weight

To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).

To operate or run fast. Used of a timepiece.

To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels.

To cut out a gain in.

To grieve.

To join by or fit into a gain.

To long; to yearn.

Something gained or acquired

To curdle, as milk.

Progress; advancement

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

The act of acquiring; attainment.

Acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

An increase in amount or degree

(Electronics) An increase in signal power, voltage, or current by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. Also called amplification.

The reflectivity of a projection screen, usually expressed relative to the reflectivity of a standard surface of magnesium carbonate.

A notch or mortise cut into a board to receive another part.

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

(intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress.

To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition.

(transitive) To increase.

(intransitive) To be more likely to catch or overtake an individual.

(transitive) To reach.

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.

(intransitive) To put on weight.

(of a clock or watch) To run fast.

The act of gaining; acquisition.

The thing or things gained.

(electronics) The factor by which a signal is multiplied.

(architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

(obsolete) Against.

(obsolete) Straight, direct; near; short.

(obsolete) Suitable; convenient; ready.

(dialectal) Easy; tolerable; handy, dexterous.

(dialectal) Honest; respectable; moderate; cheap.

(obsolete) Straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.

(dialectal) Suitably; conveniently; dexterously; moderately.

(dialectal) Tolerably; fairly.

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase, profit, advantage, or benefit; - opposed to loss.

The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation.

Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable.

To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.

To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize.

To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side; to conciliate.

To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.

To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage.

To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.

A quantity that is added;

The advantageous quality of being beneficial

The amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

Obtain;

Win something through one's efforts;

Derive a benefit from;

Reach a destination, either real or abstract;

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;

Rise in rate or price;

Increase in;

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Increase (one's body weight);