EARN YOUR KEEP

Meaning of EARN YOUR KEEP in English

to do useful or helpful things in return for being allowed to live or stay somewhere

to be worth the amount of time or money that is being spent :

He felt he no longer deserved such a high salary. He just wasn't earning his keep.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

EARN YOUR KEEP — See ↑ EARN 3
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARN — I. ˈərn, ˈə̄n, ˈəin verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARN — (v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn …
Английский словарь Webster
EARN — ( v. t. ) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EARN — earn 1 — earner , n. /errn/ , v.t. 1. to gain or get in return for one's labor or …
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KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EARN — I. ˈərn transitive verb Etymology: Middle English ernen, from Old English earnian; akin to Old High German arnōn to reap, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
EARN — noun ·see ern, ·noun. 2. earn ·vi to curdle, as milk. 3. earn ·vt & ·vi to grieve. 4. earn …
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KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
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EARN — [earn] vt [ME ernen, fr. OE earnian; akin to OHG arnon to reap, Czech jesen autumn] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
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EARN — loch (lake) and river, central Scotland. Loch Earn lies on the boundary between the council area of Stirling and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
EARN — earn, Earn BrE AmE ɜːn AmE ɝːn (= urn) ▷ earned ɜːnd ɜːnt AmE ɝːnd ▷ earning/s ˈɜːn ɪŋ/z AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARN — / ɜːn; NAmE ɜːrn/ verb 1. to get money for work that you do : [ vn ] He earns …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EARN — earn S2 W2 /ɜːn $ ɜːrn/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ earner , ↑ earnings ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EARN — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) a (of a person) obtain (income) in the form of money in return for labour or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EARN — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) a (of a person) obtain (income) in the form of money in return for labour or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
EARN — v.tr. 1. (also absol.) a (of a person) obtain (income) in the form of money in return for labour or …
Oxford English vocab
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARN — ( earns, earning, earned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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EARN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
EARN — [verb] - to receive (money) as payment for work that you do, or to (cause to) get (something) that you …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARN — verb 1 to get money for work, etc. ADVERB ▪ consistently ▪ reportedly , reputedly ( esp. BrE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
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EARN — INDEX: 1. to get money for your work 2. to earn an amount of money after tax etc has been …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP — v. 1 retain, hold, hang on to, preserve, conserve, have, save, maintain, control The difficulty is not in making money …
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KEEP — 1. гл. 1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. ≈ Можете держать эту книгу месяц. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EARN — гл. 1) зарабатывать, получать доход, получать прибыль earned income амер. ≈ доход от зарплаты, гонорара или собственного предприятия (в отличие …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — your.ogg jɔ: (полная форма); jə (редуцированная форма) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KEEP — keep.ogg 1. ki:p n разг. 1. прокорм, питание, содержание ten francs a day and keep - десять франков в день …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EARN — earn.ogg _I ɜ:n v 1. 1> зарабатывать to earn one's living /one's livelihood/ by smth. - зарабатывать на жизнь /жить/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
YOUR — (полная форма); , (редуцированные формы) your мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. также yours1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам/тебе, свой Is that …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KEEP — keep гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - kept1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
YOUR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. yours) I ( при обращении к нескольким лицам или предметам ) 1. ваш, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KEEP — 1. ki:p n разг. 1. прокорм, питание, содержание ten francs a day and keep - десять франков в день и …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EARN — _I ɜ:n v 1. 1> зарабатывать to earn one's living /one's livelihood/ by smth. - зарабатывать на жизнь /жить/ чем-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — ( полная форма ); ju , jə ( редуцированные формы ) мест. ; притяж. ; употр. атриб. ; ср. тж. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KEEP — 1. гл. ; прош. вр. , прич. прош. вр. - kept 1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
YOUR — мест.; притяж.; употр. атриб.; ср. тж. yours 1) ваш, твой, принадлежащий вам / тебе, свой Is that your bag? — Это ваша …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEEP — 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. - kept 1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KEEP — 1. _v. 1> держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month - можете держать эту книгу месяц …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
EARN — _v. 1> зарабатывать; to earn one's living/one's daily bread - зарабатывать на жизнь 2> заслуживать - earn fame _Syn: reach
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
KEEP — 1. v. 1. держать, не отдавать; you may keep the book for a month - можете держать эту книгу месяц …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
EARN — v. 1. зарабатывать; to earn one's living/one's daily bread - зарабатывать на жизнь 2. заслуживать - earn fame Syn: reach
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
KEEP — гл. 1) держать, хранить 2) оставлять себе 3) быть владельцем 4) содержать, обеспечивать 5) удерживать, не пускать 6) сохранять(ся), держаться, оставаться 7) выполнять (закон) • - duty to keep …
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