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

29 January 2025

SEX

(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses; “he wanted a better sex life”; “the film contained no sex or violence”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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