earned

[US]/ə:nd/
[UK]/ɚnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. deserved
v. to receive as recompense; to acquire through merit or effort; to gain

Phrases & Collocations

hard-earned

well-earned

legitimately earned

interest earned

earned income

Example Sentences

earned a pack of money.

earned double time on Sundays.

She earned money by writing.

They earned a fortune among themselves.

he hadn't yet earned a cent.

I earned his cordial loathing.

his reputation was earned the hard way.

hasn't yet earned the appellation of expert.

earned money by mowing lawns.

She earned a reputation as a hard worker.

He had earned their lasting enmity.

acquittal earned him the nickname ‘the Teflon Don’.

this latest win earned them $50,000 in prize money.

through the years she has earned affection and esteem.

his knowledge of his subject earned him a reputation as an expert.

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