hard-earnedadjective
uk/ˌhɑːdˈɜːnd/us/ˌhɑːrdˈɝːnd/If something is hard-earned, you deserve it because you have worked hard for it:
People feel they are being cheated out of their hard-earned cash.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deserving and deserved
- birthright
- come
- comeuppance
- deserts
- deserve
- deserved
- deservedly
- deserving
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- just
- merit
- serve
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned
- worthy
- worthy