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earns one's corn

earns one's corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's corn.

Meaning of earn one's corn

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

Questions about earns one's corn

What is earns one's corn the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Earns one's corn is the third-person singular simple present indicative of earn one's corn.

Words near earns one's corn in the dictionary

  1. earnings seasons
  2. earnout
  3. earnouts
  4. earns
  5. earns a crust
  6. earns one's corn
  7. earns one's crust
  8. earns one's keep
  9. earns one's spurs
  10. earns one's stripes
  11. earns one's wings

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