hard-earned
adjective/ˌhɑːd ˈɜːnd/
/ˌhɑːrd ˈɜːrnd/
- that you get only after a lot of work and effort
- hard-earned cash
- We finally managed a hard-earned draw.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-earned is used with these nouns:- cash
- money
- win
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