Earn vs. Lose

Earnverb

(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.

Earnverb

(transitive) To receive payment for work.

Earnverb

(intransitive) To receive payment for work.

Earnverb

(transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.

Earnverb

(transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.

Earnverb

To curdle, as milk.

Earnnoun

See Ern, n.

Earnverb

To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is received or not).

Earnverb

To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels.

Earnverb

To grieve.

Earnverb

To long; to yearn.

Earnverb

To curdle, as milk.

Earnverb

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;

Earnverb

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

Earnverb

obtain (money) in return for labour or services

Earnverb

(of an activity) cause (someone) to obtain (money)

Earnverb

(of capital invested) gain (money) as interest or profit

Earnverb

gain deservedly in return for one's behaviour or achievements

Loseverb

(transitive) To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

Loseverb

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

Loseverb

(transitive) To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.

Loseverb

(transitive) To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

Loseverb

(transitive) To shed (weight).

Loseverb

(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

Loseverb

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

Loseverb

(transitive) To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).

Loseverb

(transitive) To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

Loseverb

To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

Loseverb

Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

Loseverb

To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

Loseverb

To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

Loseverb

To cause to part with; to deprive of.

Losenoun

(obsolete) Fame, renown; praise.

Loseverb

To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men in battle.

Loseverb

To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's health.

Loseverb

Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of instruction.

Loseverb

To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to go astray from; as, to lose one's way.

Loseverb

To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge.

Loseverb

To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.

Loseverb

To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence, to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of what he said.

Loseverb

To cause to part with; to deprive of.

Loseverb

To prevent from gaining or obtaining.

Loseverb

To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest.

Loseverb

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense;

Loseverb

fail to win;

Loseverb

suffer the loss of a person through death or removal;

Loseverb

place (something) where one cannot find it again;

Loseverb

miss from one's possessions; lose sight of;

Loseverb

allow to go out of sight;

Loseverb

fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit;

Loseverb

fail to get or obtain;

Loseverb

retreat

Loseverb

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind;

Loseverb

be set at a disadvantage;

Loseverb

be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something)

Loseverb

cause (someone) to fail to gain or retain (something)

Loseverb

be deprived of (a relative or friend) through their death

Loseverb

(of a pregnant woman) miscarry (a baby) or suffer the death of (a baby) during childbirth

Loseverb

be destroyed or killed, especially as a result of an accident or military action

Loseverb

decrease in (body weight); undergo a reduction of (a specified amount of weight)

Loseverb

(of a watch or clock) become slow by (a specified amount of time)

Loseverb

become unable to control one's temper or emotions

Loseverb

become unable to find (something or someone)

Loseverb

cease or become unable to follow (the right route)

Loseverb

evade or shake off (a pursuer)

Loseverb

get rid of (an undesirable person or thing)

Loseverb

cause (someone) to be unable to follow an argument or explanation

Loseverb

be or become deeply absorbed in (something)

Loseverb

fail to win (a game or contest)

Loseverb

cause (someone) to fail to win (a game or contest)

Loseverb

earn less (money) than one is spending or has spent

Loseverb

waste or fail to take advantage of (time or an opportunity)