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earned

  • adjective
  • /ɝnd/

Not paid for; appearing in media on its own merits.

Related words

  • a penny saved is a penny earned
  • earned media
  • earned run
  • earned run average
  • hard-earned
  • well-earned

Example sentences

  • “Trust must be earned, not given freely.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “earned” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.