earn vs acquire

earn and acquire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
earn	No	No	Yes	No
acquire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of earn; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than earn:

earn: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
acquire: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

Other hypernyms of earn include get.

As verbs, acquire is a hypernym of earn; that is, acquire is a word with a broader meaning than earn:

Other hypernyms of earn include get.

earn (verb)	acquire (verb)
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	gain through experience
	gain knowledge or skills
	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
	win something through one's efforts
	locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar