| adj. | 1. | Gained as a result of effort or action; - used especially of income; |
| 2. | (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing team; - used in the phrase earned runs. |
| Adj. | 1. | earned - gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action; "a well-earned reputation for honesty"; "earned income"; "an earned run in baseball" Antonyms: unearned - not gained by merit or labor or service; "accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism"; "unearned income"; "an unearned run" |