earned
Won through effort
Earned is the past tense of earn—to receive something through effort, work, or merit.
Money is earned through labor: She earned sixty thousand last year.
Respect, trust, and reputation are earned over time.
Earned often emphasizes that something was deserved rather than given freely: He earned every bit of that promotion.
In sports, an earned run scores without fielding errors.
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
remuneration · stipend · commission · bonus · overtime · tips · royalties · dividends
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
feat · attainment · completion · fulfillment · qualification · distinction · honor · medal
Regard with honor
- trustConfidence in another
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- admirationDeep respect felt
loyalty · confidence · gratitude · praise · esteem · recognition · approval · legitimacy
wages
Payment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- compensationPayment for services rendered
income · remuneration · stipend · commission · bonus · overtime · tips · royalties · dividends · interest
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- victoryDefeating an opponent
triumph · feat · attainment · completion · fulfillment · qualification · distinction · honor · medal · certificate
respect
Regard with honor
- trustConfidence in another
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
admiration · loyalty · confidence · gratitude · praise · esteem · recognition · approval · legitimacy · authority
savings
Accumulated money kept
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- stakeSharpened post or share
assets · inheritance · investment · capital · wealth · fortune · property · holdings · nest egg · portfolio
- past tensewent, was, were, had, got
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- money wordsvalue, worth, wealth, poverty, costly
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
- things acquiredbought, purchased, inherited, obtained, received
earnedunearned
Not rightfully gained
undeserved · unmerited · unwarranted · unjustified · honorary
earnedstolen
Taken unlawfully
ill-gotten · misappropriated · embezzled · swindled · usurped
- earn a livingGain income through work
- earning a livingWorking for income
- earning one's stripesAchieving recognition through effort
- earn one's stripesProve worth through experience
- earned one's stripesGained status through effort
- earns one's keepProvides value for support
earn, learned, earnings, earning, earns, earner, earners, unearned