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Webster 1913 Edition
Unearned
Un-earned′
,Adj.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unearned
UNEARNED
,Adj.
Hoping heaven will bless thy slighted fruits, and give thee bread unearn'd.
Definition 2024
unearned
unearned
English
Adjective
unearned (not comparable)
- Not earned
Translations
not earned
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