The high repute Which he through hazard huge must
earn. --Milton.
2. 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.
I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak.
The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
the sweat of my brow. --Burke.
{Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the
assistance of errors on the opposing side.
As to the common people, their stock is in their
persons and in their earnings. --Burke.