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earned

/ɝnd/ Canada, US
/ɜːnd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nd

verb earnt

participle, past simple past and past participle of earn

adjective earnt

not comparable Not paid for; appearing in media on its own merits. Earned media has a number of advantages. It's “free” in the sense that clients are not “billed” for the earned media placement.
Similar: organic, unpaid

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Closest in meaning: attained, merited, accomplished, accruals, accrued, accumulated, achieved, achievements, acquired, acquis, affected, amassed, attracted, awarded, become, been

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@misc{earned_2026,
  title = {earned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}