Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard-earned

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
hard-earned
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.

noun

Money that one owns.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hard + earned.

Usage

Inflected Forms

harder-earned (comparative) more hard-earned (comparative) hardest-earned (superlative) most hard-earned (superlative)

Phrases

hard-won

Frequently Paired Words

hard-won

Questions

What does hard-earned mean?
Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
Where does hard-earned come from?
From hard + earned.

How to pronounce hard-earned

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