hardˈ-earned adjective
Earned through hard work or with difficulty
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Main Entry: ↑hard
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earned or achieved only after a lot of effort
hard-earned money
Thesaurus: difficult to do and involving a lot of effortsynonym
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adj. having taken a great deal of effort to earn or acquire
my few hard-earned dollars mean a lot to my family
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adj [more \hard-earned; most \hard-earned]
: achieved or acquired through a lot of effort or hard work
Someone stole all her hard-earned money.
a hard-earned victory
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that you get only after a lot of work and effort
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hard-earned cash
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We finally managed a hard-earned draw.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.