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Princeton's WordNet

  1. earnedadjective

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

    "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball"

GCIDE

  1. earnedadjective

    (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing team; -- used in the phrase earned runs.

ChatGPT

  1. earned

    Earned refers to something acquired or received as a result of effort, hard work, or completion of a task. This could refer to income from a job, points in a game, a degree from a university, respect from peers, and so on. It implies that the person who earned something deserved or was entitled to it on the basis of their actions or achievements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Earned

    of Earn

Editors Contribution

  1. earnedverb

    Verb form of the word earn.

    They both earned a just sufficient income are delighted to be arranging their wedding together.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Earned' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4663

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Anagrams for Earned »

  1. endear

  2. neared

  3. readen

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Earned in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Earned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Earned in a Sentence

  1. Republican Strategist Kevin Madden:

    We're moving beyond the earned media phase into more of an air wave where Bush's money advantage can now begin to make a difference in the early state contests.

  2. Todd Kupfer:

    Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the man who stabbed to death UCLA graduate student Brianna Kupfer in a random daytime attack while working at Croft House, Croft House. ( Courtesy of Todd Kupfer) Todd Kupfer attended Brentwood High School then earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from the University of Miami. After graduating, Todd Kupfer returned to Los Angeles to study interior design at UCLA. Los Angeles police was very artistic.

  3. Judy Rogg:

    Erik Robinson earned Erik Robinson privileges … Erik Robinson had responsibilities and understood them.

  4. Ted Beck:

    It’s important to remember that money is the number one stress factor for most people and most relationships, in a two-income family, there can be a mentality where one partner thinks, ‘I want to use the money I earned as I see fit.’ Very often, they’re afraid that their partner won’t approve of how they spend money or they’re embarrassed or fearful that their partner will find out about a bad habit.

  5. Mitch McConnell:

    Thad’s well-earned reputation as a ‘quiet persuader’ has endeared him to all his colleagues. Whatever the issue at hand, his allies and adversaries have always admired his unfailingly even keel, sober expertise, and respectful demeanor.

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