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earn one's corn

earn one's corn verb: synonym of earn one's keep.

Verb

earn one's corn (third-person singular simple present earns one's corn, present participle earning one's corn, simple past and past participle earned one's corn or earnt one's corn)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of earn one's keep.
    Synonyms:
    earn one's keep

Synonyms of earn one's corn

Forms of earn one's corn

third-person singular presentearns one's corn
present participleearning one's corn
past participleearned one's corn
pastearned one's corn
past participleearnt one's corn
pastearnt one's corn

Questions about earn one's corn

What does earn one's corn mean?
Earn one's corn means synonym of earn one's keep.
What part of speech is earn one's corn?
Earn one's corn is a verb.
What is the past tense of earn one's corn?
The past tense of earn one's corn is earned one's corn.

Words near earn one's corn in the dictionary

  1. earmuffed
  2. earmuffs
  3. earn
  4. earn a crust
  5. earn a living
  6. earn one's corn
  7. earn one's crust
  8. earn one's keep
  9. earn one's spurs
  10. earn one's stripes
  11. earn one's wings

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