eke out vs earn

eke out and earn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eke out	No	No	Yes	No
earn	No	No	Yes	No

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

eke out: make by laborious and precarious means
earn: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Other hypernyms of eke out include bring in, clear, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in.

eke out (verb)	earn (verb)
obtain with difficulty	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
make by laborious and precarious means	acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
supplement what is thought to be deficient
live from day to day, as with some hardship