Win vs. Earn — What's the Difference?

To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.

Obtain (money) in return for labour or services

To achieve success in an effort or venture

To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work

To achieve victory or finish first in

To acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action

To receive as a prize or reward for performance

To yield as return or profit

To achieve or obtain by effort

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

To gain (respect or love, for example) by effort

(transitive) To receive payment for work.

To make (one's way) with effort.

(intransitive) To receive payment for work.

To reach with difficulty

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

To take in battle; capture

(transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.

To succeed in gaining the affection or loyalty of (someone)

To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.

To succeed in gaining the favor or support of; prevail on

Of milk: to curdle, espcially in the cheesemaking process.

To discover and open (a vein or deposit) in mining.

To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).

To extract from a mine or from mined ore.

To grieve.

A victory, especially in a competition.

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).

First place in a competition.

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.

An amount won or earned.

To grieve.

To conquer, defeat.

To long; to yearn.

To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

To curdle, as milk.

(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

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

(transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.

Acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

(transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).

(intransitive) To achieve victory.

(intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.

(transitive) To obtain (something desired).

(transitive) To cause a victory for someone.

To extract (ore, coal, etc.).

To defeat or surpass someone or something.

To dry by exposure to the wind.

An individual victory.

(slang) A feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.

(obsolete) Gain; profit; income.

(obsolete) Wealth; goods owned.

(Scotland) Pleasure; joy; delight.

To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.

To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.

To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.

To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.

To extract, as ore or coal.

To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

A victory (as in a race or other competition);

Something won (especially money)

Be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious;

Win something through one's efforts;

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.;

Attain success or reach a desired goal;