► earn to get money for the work you do:
Police officers in the city earn about $50,000 a year.Kevin is looking for a job on the weekends to earn some extra money.► make to earn money by working or be paid money for something you sell:
I make about $35,000 a year.Our neighbors made a lot of money when they sold the house.➔ If a company makes a profit, it earns more than enough money to pay for the cost of running the business and producing its product or service: The company made a profit of $2 million last year.► get (informal) to earn money. You use get especially when you are saying or asking how much someone earns:
“How much do you get per hour?” “I get $18.”I got $10 for washing the car.► be paid also get paid to be given money for doing a job:
We get paid every two weeks.All the people who work at the restaurant are paid in cash.