The difference between Deserve and Earn

When used as verbs, deserve means to be entitled to, as a result of past actions, whereas earn means to gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.


check bellow for the other definitions of Deserve and Earn

  1. Deserve as a verb:

    To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have.

    Examples:

    "After playing so well, the team really deserved their win''."

    "After what he did, he deserved to go to prison''."

    "This argument deserves a closer examination."

  2. Deserve as a verb (obsolete):

    To earn, win.

  3. Deserve as a verb (obsolete):

    To reward, to give in return for service.

  4. Deserve as a verb (obsolete):

    To serve; to treat; to benefit.

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

    "rfex en"

  3. Earn as a verb (intransitive):

    To receive payment for work.

    Examples:

    "Now that you are earning, you can start paying me rent."

  4. Earn as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.

    Examples:

    "My CD earns me six percent!"

  5. Earn as a verb (transitive):

    To achieve by being worthy of.

    Examples:

    "to earn a spot in the top 20"

  1. Earn as a verb (UK, dialect, dated):

    To curdle, as milk.

  1. Earn as a verb (obsolete):

    To long; to yearn.

  2. Earn as a verb (obsolete):

    To grieve.

  1. Earn as a noun:

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"

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