Speakur

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earn one's corn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
earn one's -corn
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of earn one's keep.

British usage; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

earns one's corn (present, singular) earning one's corn (participle, present) earned one's corn (participle, past) earned one's corn (past) earnt one's corn (participle, past) earnt one's corn (past)

Synonyms

earn one's keep

Questions

What does earn one's corn mean?
Synonym of earn one's keep.

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