hard-earned

English

Etymology

From hard +‎ earned.

Adjective

hard-earned (comparative harder-earned or more hard-earned, superlative hardest-earned or most hard-earned)

  1. Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
    This is my hard-earned money, and I can spend it how I see fit.
    It was a hard-earned victory for the team.

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Noun

hard-earned (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Money that one owns.
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