Money & finance
earn its keep
be useful enough to justify its cost
To be useful enough to justify the money, space, or effort used to support it.
Hear it in real life
Do you still use that old printer?
Absolutely. It earns its keep every week.
The extra freezer has earned its keep during the busy season.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The old printer earns its keeping every week.
Say: The old printer earns its keep every week.
The expression is “earn its keep,” not “earn its keeping.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something earns its keep; something has earned its keep
Your turn: say it out loud
The extra freezer has earned its keep during the busy season.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
earn its keep
be useful enough to justify its cost
“The extra freezer has earned its keep during the busy season.”
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