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Isnt this a contradiction?
They earned a billion USD by underpaying you, but they still earned the money
I think this post is missing a "fairly" or something similar
They obtained it. They didn't earn it.
I thought they meant the same
Is "Nestle earned 100 billion USD by murdering children" a invalid use for the word?
"Earn" is a more objective word. Depends on who the judge is. Does a bank robber "earn" their money?
But yes, it could apply by definition. It's more a statement of opinion on the speaker's part.
How do you define “earn”?
aqqured though effort, if they had some morals* beforehand it would have taken effort to underpay that many people
So would you say the mugger that knocked you out and took your phone and wallet earned them? It was an effort after all.
Does it take effort to lose your morals?
According to the dictionary that duckduckgo uses:
To yield as return or profit
There are actually two primary definitions, hence why I asked:
- to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered // to bring in by way of return
- to come to be duly worthy of or entitled or suited to // to make worthy of or obtain for
Every major dictionary has some variation on both of these, including whatever duckduckgo uses
Edit, I looked up your reference and I find it interesting you chose the third definition listed by duckduckgo to highlight here. But my point stands and both are there. The other definition is derivative of the third.
It depends on how much gravity you put into the word "earned".