Earn vs Make - What's the Difference?

Earn

Make

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • a recognizable kind
  • the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Definition as Verb
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Definition as Verb
  • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
  • be or be capable of being changed or made into
  • make by shaping or bringing together constituents
  • perform or carry out
  • change from one form into another
  • act in a certain way so as to acquire
  • carry out or commit
  • form by assembling individuals or constituents
  • undergo fabrication or creation
  • be suitable for
  • add up to
  • amount to
  • constitute the essence of
  • appear to begin an activity
  • reach in time
  • gather and light the materials for
  • assure the success of
  • consider as being
  • calculate as being
  • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
  • favor the development of
  • develop into
  • behave in a certain way
  • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • make by combining materials and parts
  • prepare for eating by applying heat
  • make or cause to be or to become
  • create by artistic means
  • engage in
  • create or design, often in a certain way
  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind
  • to compose or represent
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • give certain properties to something
  • achieve a point or goal
  • organize or be responsible for
  • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  • institute, enact, or establish
  • put in order or neaten
  • charge with a function; charge to be
  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
  • create or manufacture a man-made product
  • reach a goal
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • induce to have sex
  • have a bowel movement
  • head into a specified direction
  • eliminate urine
  • proceed along a path

Examples

  • "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
  • "its beauty won Paris the name 'City of Lights'"
  • "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
  • "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
  • "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
  • "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
  • "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
  • "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
  • "make friends"; "make enemies"
  • "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
  • "make a quorum"
  • "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
  • "Wood makes good furniture"
  • "four and four make eight"
  • "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
  • "Clothes make the man"
  • "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
  • "We barely made the plane"
  • "make a fire"
  • "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
  • "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
  • "I make the height about 100 feet"
  • "make my day"
  • "Practice makes the winner"
  • "He will make a splendid father!"
  • "make merry"
  • "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
  • "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
  • "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
  • "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
  • "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
  • "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
  • "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
  • "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
  • "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
  • "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
  • "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "make yourself clear"
  • "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
  • "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
  • "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
  • "make laws"
  • "make the bed"; "make up a room"
  • "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
  • "She makes like an actress"
  • "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
  • "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
  • "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
  • "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
  • "The dog had made in the flower beds"
  • "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
  • "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
  • "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Noun, Verb

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