hard-earned

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hard-earned

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From hard + earned.

adjective harder-earned · more hard-earned · hardest-earned · most hard-earned

Having been obtained with a great deal of effort. This is my hard-earned money, and I can spend it how I see fit.

noun

slang, uncountable Money that one owns.

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adj obtained with a great deal of effort

Español	arduamente devengado
中文	來之不易的 /来之不易的 láizhībùyì de
Português	suado
Italiano	sudato

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@misc{hard_earned_2026,
  title = {hard-earned},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-earned},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}