Earned

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  earned \earned\ ([~e]rnd), adj.
     1. Gained as a result of effort or action; -- used especially
        of income; as, earned income. Contrasted with {unearned}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing


        team; -- used in the phrase earned runs.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned} ([~e]rnd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[=o]n
     to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis
     hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]
     1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that
        which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is
        received or not).
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              The high repute
              Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton.
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     2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve
        and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good
        living; to earn honors or laurels.
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              I earn that [what] I eat.             --Shak.
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              The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
              the sweat of my brow.                 --Burke.
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     {Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the
        assistance of errors on the opposing side.
  
     Syn: See {Obtain}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  earned
       adj : gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result
             of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for
             honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball"
             [ant: {unearned}]