Earned and Gained

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Earned adjective - Gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action.

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Gained and earned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gained" instead the word "Earned" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: earn, earning, earner

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Earned and gained are semantically related. You can use "Earned" instead the word "Gained" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: gain, gaining, gainer

Bux is rarely earned and is used for most everything in the game, coins are gained from your businesses and are really only used for expanding the tower.

Source: Money for Nothing
His views earned him one year in the Bastille at the time of the Régence, where he gained his penname.

Source: Creator / Voltaire
Compare Creator Backlash, where the work in question gained popularity but earned the ire of its creators anyway.

Source: Old Shame

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