earnable

adj

Etymology

From earn + -able.

  1. derived from *h₃er- — “to move, stir; to rise, spring
  2. derived from *rinnaną
  3. derived from rinna — “to move quickly, run; of liquid: to flow, run; to melt
  4. inherited from rinnan — “to run
  5. inherited from erne
  6. suffixed as earnable — “earn + able

Definitions

  1. Capable of being earned.

  2. Something that can be earned, especially a reward for good behavior.

    • What Ferdinand would hoard, she circulates. He fastens on the absolutes of ascriptive identity; the duchess, on the earnables of achieved character.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA