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EARNED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
Example:
an earned run in baseball
Classified under:
Similar:
attained (achieved or reached)
Antonym:
unearned (not gained by merit or labor or service)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb earn
Context examples:
“As you will, Livesey,” said the squire; “Hawkins has earned better than cold pie.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Mr. Weston's sanguine temper was a blessing on all his upright and honourable exertions; but Mr. Weston earned every present comfort before he endeavoured to gain it.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Therefore, my sweeting, there is the more need that I should turn to where there is good pay to be earned and brave ransoms to be won.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
THAT was due to the folly of Robert, and the cunning of his wife; and it was earned by them before many months had passed away.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
I earned it, and I don't think you'll blame me, for I only sold what was my own.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
I, wealthy—gorged with gold I never earned and do not merit!
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Now go, and do not seek me again until you have earned the brains you so greatly desire.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
A document earned by a person indicating that the person has specific knowledge, skills, or abilities in the view of a certifying body.
(Certificate, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical research associate or monitor with related work experience and with certification earned by passing a required program and written examination from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or equivalent organization.
(Certified Clinical Research Associate, NCI Thesaurus)
Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of the highest award earned for graduate study.
(Academic Doctorate Degree Completion, NCI Thesaurus)
