hard-earned
hard-earned · harder-earned · hardest-earned
Having been obtained with a great deal of effortHaving been obtained with a great deal of effort.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving 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.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From hard + earned.From hard + earned.
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Forms
harder-earned/more hard-earned, hardest-earned/most hard-earned| Comparative | harder-earned / more hard-earned Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | hardest-earned / most hard-earned Lesson |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhard-won
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form