How much do you earn meaning in English

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Definition

How much do you earn?: How much money do you get paid to do your job? idiom
to earn (good money): to be paid (well) for work verb
Exercise 1
Rearrange the terms in the boxes below so that they form a complete question!

Example:
old you how are? --> How old are you?

Diane: ?
Christine: I work in advertising.
Diane: Cool. ?
Christine: $120,000 per year.
Diane: Very cool!
Rearrange the terms in the boxes below so that they form a complete question!

Example:
old you how are? --> How old are you?

Diane: [not done] What do you do for a living 1?
Christine: I work in advertising.
Diane: Cool. [not done] How much do you earn 2?
Christine: $120,000 per year.
Diane: Very cool!
1 What do you do for a living: "What do you do for a living?" is the correct construction. This is a polite way of asking somebody what their job is. To "do something for a living" is to do it professionally, and to earn money from doing it. Example: "I love playing the piano. I wish I were talented enough to do it for a living."
2 How much do you earn: "How much do you earn?" is the correct order for these terms. This is the way to ask someone how much money they get paid to do their job. Be careful: it's not usually considered polite to ask people such a personal question! Example: "-How much do you earn? -None of your business! How rude!".

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