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earned run
(encz) | earned run, n: |
Earned run
(gcide) | Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earned ([~e]rnd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Earning.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[=o]n
to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis
hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]
1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that
which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is
received or not).
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The high repute
Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton.
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2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve
and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good
living; to earn honors or laurels.
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I earn that [what] I eat. --Shak.
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The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or
the sweat of my brow. --Burke.
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Earned run (Baseball), a run which is made without the
assistance of errors on the opposing side.
Syn: See Obtain.
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earned run
(wn) | earned run
n 1: a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the
other team [ant: unearned run] |
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earned run
(encz) | earned run, n: |
unearned run
(encz) | unearned run, n: |
earned run
(wn) | earned run
n 1: a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the
other team [ant: unearned run] |
earned run average
(wn) | earned run average
n 1: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness;
calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by
the pitcher for every nine innings pitched [syn: {earned
run average}, ERA] |
unearned run
(wn) | unearned run
n 1: a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other
team [ant: earned run] |
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