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Meaning of 'earned' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Earned [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Earn

Meaning of 'earned' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . earned [ a]
Meaning (1):
- gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
Example in sentence:
  • a well-earned reputation for honesty;
  • an earned run in baseball;
  • earned income

Nearby Words:

ear ear-bored ear-piercer ear-shell ear-splitting earable earache earal earcap earcockle

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