The phrase "acknowledged earning" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing recognized income or revenue, but it is not commonly used.
Example: "The company's acknowledged earning for the fiscal year was significantly higher than expected."
Alternatives: "recognized income" or "reported earnings".
They all acknowledged earning salaries in the six figures, and Mr. Thompson sheepishly allowed that he was paid about $700,000 last year.
Mr. Chlapowski, who has acknowledged earning 3.2 million Swiss francs ($2.2 million) in a secretive investment fund called Long Term Strategy, was replaced by Rolf Dörig.
Essentially all of the interviewees acknowledged earning the Brazilian minimum wage (R$3800 = USD 211) or less.
In the British honors system, titles often acknowledge achievement earned by providing safe hands in a crisis.
At Steelcase, Stinson acknowledged, workers were earning around the same dollar salary that they had in 1987.
It acknowledged some workers earning penalty rates would have their take-home pay cut, but predicted community-wide gains in the form of more hours of employment, increased availability of consumer services and lower prices.
Nevertheless, Ms. Corwin acknowledged, she had earned a break, having built from scratch something that the theater world has come to depend on and take for granted.
Last night he was acknowledged for the move, earning a James Beard Award nomination for best new restaurant, but then was totally screwed out of winning the actual award.
Escobar on Hold By returning Alex Escobar to Norfolk to make room for Jay Payton, the Mets acknowledged that Escobar must earn his place in the majors.
This defense, as the Giants have smartly acknowledged all week, has earned everything it has accomplished.
Ted Cruz recently acknowledged "the top 1percentt earn a higher share of our income...than any year since 1928".
