Usually means: Gained through significant effort, perseverance.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word hard-earned:

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  1. hard-earned: Merriam-Webster
  2. hard-earned: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hard-earned, hard-earned: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Hard-Earned, hard-earned: Wordnik
  5. hard-earned: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. hard-earned: Wiktionary
  7. hard-earned: Dictionary.com
  8. hard-earned: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. hard-earned: TheFreeDictionary.com

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adjective:  Having been obtained with a great deal of effort.
noun:  (slang) Money that one owns.

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