2. (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing team; -- used in the phrase earned runs. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
earned — earned; un·earned; … English syllables
earned — index condign, due (owed), entitled Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Earned — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
earned — adjective gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action (Freq. 2) a well earned reputation for honesty earned income an earned run in baseball • Ant: ↑unearned • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
earned — adj. Earned is used with these nouns: ↑income … Collocations dictionary
Earned value management — (EVM) is a project management technique for measuring project performance and progress in an objective manner. EVM has the ability to combine measurements of scope, schedule, and cost in a single integrated system. Earned Value Management is… … Wikipedia
Earned Run Average — (ERA) ist eine Statistik im Baseball, welche angibt, wie viele gegnerische Runs (Punkte) ein Pitcher durchschnittlich in neun Innings zulässt. In die Berechnung gehen aber nicht alle Runs ein, die dieser Pitcher abgegeben hat, sondern nur die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Earned run average — (ERA) ist eine Statistik im Baseball, welche angibt, wie viele gegnerische Runs (Punkte) ein Pitcher durchschnittlich in neun Innings zulässt. In die Berechnung gehen aber nicht alle Runs ein, die dieser Pitcher abgegeben hat, sondern nur die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Earned Schedule — (ES) is an extension to the theory and practice of Earned Value Management (EVM). As of 2005, Earned Schedule is designated as an emerging practice by the Project Management Institute. It was introduced in 2003 a seminal article Schedule is… … Wikipedia
Earned premium — is the portion of an insurance written premium which is considered earned by the insurer, based on the part of the policy period that the insurance has been in effect, and during which the insurer has been exposed to loss. For instance, if a 365… … Wikipedia
