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| blue-collar |
of or pertaining to industrial workers or the class of workers who earn wages rather than salaries. (Cf. white-collar.) |
| bring in |
to earn or secure (money) for the benefit of oneself, one's family, a business, or an institution. [1/5 definitions] |
| chalk up |
to score; earn. [1/2 definitions] |
| clean up |
(informal) to earn a big profit or take in a lot of money at one time. [1/4 definitions] |
| eke |
to obtain or earn (a living or existence) with great effort (usu. fol. by "out'). [1/2 definitions] |
| gross |
to earn or make a profit of (an amount before any deductions). [1/9 definitions] |
| make |
to earn or gain. [1/19 definitions] |
| make a living |
to earn money to support one's life. |
| marketable |
able to be sold or made use of to earn money; salable. |
| moneymaking |
earning or likely to earn a profit. [1/2 definitions] |
| organ grinder |
a person who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy on the streets to earn money. |
| outearn |
combined form of earn. |
| scratch |
to succeed only with difficulty; earn or save barely enough to live (often fol. by "by"). [2/22 definitions] |
| street people |
people who earn their living on the city streets, such as vendors or performers. [1/2 definitions] |
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