hard-earned

English

Etymology

From hard +‎ earned.

Adjective

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

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.

   It was a hard-earned victory for the team.

Translations

obtained with a great deal of effort

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 來之不易的／来之不易的 (láizhībùyì de)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kovalla työllä ansaittu
• Italian: sudato (it)
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See also

• hard-won

Noun

hard-earned (uncountable)

1. (slang) Money that one owns.