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Vocabulary
EARN, GAIN or WIN?
Key
Earn suggests "deserve". It may be used to talk about money obtained through work.
You earn money, a reward, admiration, respect.
Gain suggests "progress, increase, obtain an advantage". It is NOT used to talk about money.
You gain advantage, experience, speed, time.
Win suggests "victory". It may be used to talk about money not obtained through work.
You win a bet, a game, a race, a prize, a war.
You earn money, a reward, admiration, respect.
Gain suggests "progress, increase, obtain an advantage". It is NOT used to talk about money.
You gain advantage, experience, speed, time.
Win suggests "victory". It may be used to talk about money not obtained through work.
You win a bet, a game, a race, a prize, a war.
- earn (earned, earned)
How much money do you earn?
She has certainly earned the prize and also our respect.
- gain (gained, gained)
That clock has gained time. - win (won, won)
The team won the game very easily yesterday.
I have won the lottery!
I have won a lot of experience in my job.