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Definition of hard-won adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hard-won

adjective
 
/ˌhɑːd ˈwʌn/
 
/ˌhɑːrd ˈwʌn/
[usually before noun]
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  1. that you only get after fighting or working hard for it
    • She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-won is used with these nouns:
    • gain
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