Earn

1. 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.
2. To long; to yearn.
3. To curdle, as milk.
4. To grieve.
5. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).