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unearned

[uhn-urnd]

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not received in exchange for labor or services; not gained by lawful work or employment.

not earned; unmerited; undeserved: unearned promotion.

not yet earned: Lenders are not permitted to take borrowers' unearned wages as collateral.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see un-¹, earn¹, -ed²

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unearned (ʌnˈɜːnd)

—*adj*
1.	not deserved
2.	not yet earned

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unearned

c.1200, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of earn. Unearned income is recorded from 1889.

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