Hard-earned

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Money that one owns. slang, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.

    "This is my hard-earned money, and I can spend it how I see fit."

Synonyms

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abstrusebackbreakingbrutalburdensomecomplexcritical

Example

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"I bought it with my hard-earned money."

Etymology

From hard + earned.

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