EARNED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earned mean? 

• EARNED (adjective)
  The adjective EARNED has 1 sense:

1. gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

  Familiarity information: EARNED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EARNED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

Context example:

an earned run in baseball

Similar:

attained (achieved or reached)

Antonym:

unearned (not gained by merit or labor or service)

 Context examples 

You live on an income which your father earned.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Two years ago, on December 19, 2017, taskmaster Saturn first entered your second house of earned income and tightened your finances.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Each day they worked earned them thousands of dollars in clean dust and nuggets, and they worked every day.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

“All to be earned?” said I, cheerfully.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

They at least earned good salaries and were—yes, she compelled herself to face it—were gentlemen; while he could not earn a penny, and he was not as they.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The dog's worked hard, and maybe he's earned a soft berth an' has got a right to choose. Anyway, we'll leave it up to him. Whatever he says, goes.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I mean that I have earned the reward.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

An advanced law degree generally earned in a course of specialized study in law.

(Master of Law, NCI Thesaurus)

The prior degree is generally earned in the closely related professional field, e.g. medicine.

(Doctor of Public Health, NCI Thesaurus)

Roxton, the man who had earned himself the name of the Flail of the Lord through three countries, was not one who could be safely taunted.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)