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[ adjective ] gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
Examples "a well-earned reputation for honesty" "earned income" "an earned run in baseball" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Dr._Clark holds an earned Doctor_of_Education degree from the University_of_Oklahoma . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)`` That 's a lot of hard earned money to lose '' , he says today . |
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