UNEARNED

unearned

(adjective) not gained by merit or labor or service; “accepted the unearned rewards that came his ways as well as the unearned criticism”; “unearned income”; “an unearned run”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unearned (not comparable)

Not earned.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*earned", a.

Definition: Not earned; not gained by labor or service. Unearned increment (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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