The difference between Acquire and Earn
When used as verbs, acquire means to get, whereas earn means to gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
check bellow for the other definitions of Acquire and Earn
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To get.
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Acquire as a verb (transitive):
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
Examples:
"He acquired a title."
"all the riches he acquired were from hard work."
"One should ''acquire as much knowledge as possible from reading."
"to acquire a skill"
"to acquire decent habits and manners"
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Acquire as a verb (medicine):
To contract.
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Acquire as a verb (computing):
To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
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Earn as a verb (transitive):
To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
Examples:
"You can have the s'mores: you earned them, clearing the walkway of snow so well."
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Earn as a verb (transitive):
To receive payment for work.
Examples:
"He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO.  My bank account is only earning one percent interest."
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Earn as a verb (intransitive):
To receive payment for work.
Examples:
"Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent."
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Earn as a verb (transitive):
To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
Examples:
"My CD earns me six percent!"
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Earn as a verb (transitive):
To achieve by being worthy of.
Examples:
"to earn a spot in the top 20"
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Earn as a verb (UK, dialect, dated):
To curdle, as milk.
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Earn as a verb (obsolete):
To long; to yearn.
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Earn as a verb (obsolete):
To grieve.
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Earn as a noun:
Examples:
"rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"