unearned income

noun

Income that is not a wage, such as interest, dividends or realized capital gains from investments, rent from land or property ownership, and any other income that does not derive from work.

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unearned revenue
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Meanings

noununearned income (countable and uncountable, plural unearned incomes)

plural unearned incomes

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsIncome that is not a wage, such as interest, dividends or realized capital gains from investments, rent from land or property ownership, and any other income that does not derive from work.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpersonal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)

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unearned revenue
Broader
income

noun(accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)

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unearned revenue
Broader
income

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish pääomatulo
  • pääomatuloincome which is not a wage
Hindi अनर्जित आय
  • अनर्जित आय (anarjit āy)income which is not a wage
Hungarian nem munkából származó jövedelem, nem munkaviszonyból szerzett jövedelem
  • nem munkából származó jövedelemincome which is not a wage
  • nem munkaviszonyból szerzett jövedelemincome which is not a wage
  • nem bérjellegű jövedelemincome which is not a wage
Irish ioncam neamhthuillte
  • ioncam neamhthuillteincome which is not a wage
Japanese 不労所得
  • 不労所得 (furōshotoku)income which is not a wage
Romanian venit din capital
  • venit din capitalincome which is not a wage
Russian нетрудово́й дохо́д
  • нетрудово́й дохо́д (netrudovój doxód)income which is not a wage
Turkish rant
  • rantincome which is not a wage
Cite this entry
APA

unearned income. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearned%20income

MLA

“unearned income.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearned%20income. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unearned income,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearned%20income.

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