dues-paying

dues-paying
/doohz"pay'ing, dyoohz"-/, adj.
1. gaining experience, esp. by hard and often unpleasant or uncongenial work: He spent his dues-paying years as a cocktail pianist.
n.
2. the act or process of gaining experience, esp. slowly and laboriously: She had many years of dues-paying before her abilities were recognized.

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