Earned can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| earned - 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" | ||
Verb |
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| earn - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions | ||
| earn - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
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| 1. | adj. | A well-earned reputation for honesty. | |
| 2. | adj. | Earned income. | |
| 3. | adj. | An earned run in baseball. | |
| 4. | verb | According to records released earlier this year, Bush earned 253 points in his first year, May 1968 to May 1969 (since he joined in May 1968, his service thereafter was measured on a May-to-May basis). | |
| 5. | verb | Bush earned 340 points in 1969-1970. | |
| 6. | verb | [In other words, Bush earned enough points to satisfy the requirements for his entire six year hitch in 1969-1970 alone. | |
| 7. | verb | He earned 137 points in 1970-1971. | |
| 8. | verb | And he earned 112 points in 1971-1972. | |
| 9. | verb | From May 1972 to May 1973, he earned just 56 points — not much, but enough to meet his requirement. | |
| 10. | verb | The investigative committee, headed by state Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, is focusing on a series of events last fall filled with enough Shakespearean plot twists and intrigue that it has earned a name around the Capitol: "the palace coup." | |
| 11. | verb | $205m - Amount Enron CEO Kenneth Lay earned from stock option profits over a four-year period. | |
| 12. | verb | Number of Bush-Cheney fund-raisers who had earned Pioneer status (by raising $100,000 each) as of March 2004. | |
| 13. | verb | Number of Bush-Cheney fund-raisers who had earned Ranger status (by raising $200,000 each) as of March 2004. | |
| 14. | verb | My next door neighbor is a virtuoso whose skills with the piano have earned him a name among music experts. | |
| 15. | verb | In business today, too many executives spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't even like. | |
| 16. | verb | You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday. | |
| 17. | verb | His diligence earned him success. | |
| 18. | verb | His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship. |
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| adj. | |
| A well-earned reputation for honesty. |
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| Earned income. |
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| An earned run in baseball. |
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| verb | |
| According to records released earlier this year, Bush earned 253 points in his first year, May 1968 to May 1969 (since he joined in May 1968, his service thereafter was measured on a May-to-May basis). |
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| Bush earned 340 points in 1969-1970. |
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| [In other words, Bush earned enough points to satisfy the requirements for his entire six year hitch in 1969-1970 alone. |
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| He earned 137 points in 1970-1971. |
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| And he earned 112 points in 1971-1972. |
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| From May 1972 to May 1973, he earned just 56 points — not much, but enough to meet his requirement. |
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| The investigative committee, headed by state Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, is focusing on a series of events last fall filled with enough Shakespearean plot twists and intrigue that it has earned a name around the Capitol: "the palace coup." |
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| $205m - Amount Enron CEO Kenneth Lay earned from stock option profits over a four-year period. |
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| Number of Bush-Cheney fund-raisers who had earned Pioneer status (by raising $100,000 each) as of March 2004. |
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| Number of Bush-Cheney fund-raisers who had earned Ranger status (by raising $200,000 each) as of March 2004. |
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| My next door neighbor is a virtuoso whose skills with the piano have earned him a name among music experts. | |
| In business today, too many executives spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't even like. | |
| You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday. | |
| His diligence earned him success. | |
| His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship. | |