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unearned

[uhn-urnd]

adjective

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

  2. not earned; earn; unmerited; undeserved.

    unearned promotion.

  3. not yet earned: earn.

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



unearned

/ ʌˈɜːԻ /

adjective

  1. not deserved

  2. not yet earned

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unearned1

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; un- 1, earn 1, -ed 2
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In the first inning, center fielder Hyeseong Kim lost a fly ball in the twilight sky, leading to two runs that would have been unearned had it not been ruled a double.

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But then the already goofy “Flight or Flight” takes a turn to the insanely cartoonish as it begins its descent, into a tangle of hallucinatory madness, unearned twists and mind-boggling cliffhangers.

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Rickey, all forced smiles and performative boyishness, wants to charm his way into blissful indecision, while Glenn, a classically Cera-esque misfit of unearned confidence, talks himself into an illusion of control over his destiny.

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Hernandez has given up one unearned run in 29 1/3 innings while going 6-0 with 58 strikeouts and three walks.

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With two outs, Miguel Rojas booted a more routine grounder at second base, resulting in yet another error and unearned run.

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