unearned income

Other forms: unearned incomes

Definitions of unearned income
  1. noun
    personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)
    synonyms: unearned revenue
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    type of:
    income
    the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
  2. noun
    (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
    synonyms: unearned revenue
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    type of:
    income
    the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
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