unearnedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈəːnd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈərnd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Not earned by merit or desert; unmerited or undeserved (as reward or punishment).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved

unearnedc1200

unofearneda1225

unwortha1240

unworthya1382

unrighteous1533

desertless1556

unmerited1581

undeserving1598

immerited1602

meritless1603

undemerited1629

unmeritable1635

ill-deserveda1666

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 33 Deflen..bireueden him [Adam] alle his riche weden, þat waren unerned giue, and undeð~licnesse.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream Epil. 10 If we haue vnearned luck, Now to scape the Serpents tongue, We will make amends, ere long.

1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iv. vii. 383 The sufferings, so utterly unearned by fault or by folly, of a sister so dear to her.

1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude vi. 142 Such dispositions then were mine unearned By aught, I fear, of genuine desert.

a. Not earned by labour; not worked for.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > not earned by labour

unearned1667

unaddled1876

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 225 Casual discourse..intermits Our dayes work brought to little,..and th' hour of Supper comes unearn'd .

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 374 Wilt thou..rather chuse To lye supinely, hoping Heav'n will..give thee Bread unearn'd?

1799 S. T. Coleridge Ode to Duchess Devonshire 17 Rich viands..Were yours unearned by toil.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 53 This anticipation of an unearned salary.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life i. iii. 11 One of the unearned gifts of nature.

b. unearned increment n. such increase in the value of land or property as takes place without labour or expenditure on the part of the owner.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > increase in value > of land or property

betterment1784

unearned increment1871

1871 Scotsman 10 Aug. 3/7 But there is no doubt that the touch of his [sc. Scott's] pen does in many places form an important element of that unearned increment of value—that, I believe, is the scientific term—which Mr Stuart Mill and friends propose shortly to transfer from the lords of the soil to the Lords of the Treasury.

1873 J. S. Mill in Dissert. & Discuss. (1875) IV. 299 The detention by the State of the unearned increment of rent.

1884 in A. Cawston Street Improv. London (1893) 115 The increased value, the unearned increment of this property.

c. unearned income n. (an) income derived from property, interest payments, etc., as opposed to one from a wage, a salary, or from fees.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > personal income or acquired wealth > types of generally

fixed income1858

spending income1862

middle income1889

unearned income1889

psychic income1904

disregard1940

disposable income1948

1889 G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism 189 A growing disposition to impose a tax of twenty shillings in the pound on obviously unearned incomes.

1912 P. Snowden Living Wage xiii. 148 Even if the enforcement of a living wage lessened the spending power of the people who live on ‘unearned incomes’, that, too, would be for the national good.

1935 Planning 15 Jan. 5 In the case of a married couple the first 30s of unearned income is not taken into account.

1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 15 No unearned income Can buy us back the gait and gestures To manage a baroque staircase.

1970 Times 29 Jan. 27/5 Is it not about time that the starting point for the imposition of surtax on ‘unearned’ income be raised above £2,000 per annum?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unearned
释义	unearnedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈəːnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈərnd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Not earned by merit or desert; unmerited or undeserved (as reward or punishment). ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved unearnedc1200 unofearneda1225 unwortha1240 unworthya1382 unrighteous1533 desertless1556 unmerited1581 undeserving1598 immerited1602 meritless1603 undemerited1629 unmeritable1635 ill-deserveda1666 c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 33 Deflen..bireueden him [Adam] alle his riche weden, þat waren unerned giue, and undeð~licnesse. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream Epil. 10 If we haue vnearned luck, Now to scape the Serpents tongue, We will make amends, ere long. View more context for this quotation 1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iv. vii. 383 The sufferings, so utterly unearned by fault or by folly, of a sister so dear to her. 1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude vi. 142 Such dispositions then were mine unearned By aught, I fear, of genuine desert. 2. a. Not earned by labour; not worked for. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > not earned by labour unearned1667 unaddled1876 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 225 Casual discourse..intermits Our dayes work brought to little,..and th' hour of Supper comes unearn'd . View more context for this quotation 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 374 Wilt thou..rather chuse To lye supinely, hoping Heav'n will..give thee Bread unearn'd? 1799 S. T. Coleridge Ode to Duchess Devonshire 17 Rich viands..Were yours unearned by toil. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 53 This anticipation of an unearned salary. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life i. iii. 11 One of the unearned gifts of nature. b. unearned increment n. such increase in the value of land or property as takes place without labour or expenditure on the part of the owner. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun] > increase in value > of land or property betterment1784 unearned increment1871 1871 Scotsman 10 Aug. 3/7 But there is no doubt that the touch of his [sc. Scott's] pen does in many places form an important element of that unearned increment of value—that, I believe, is the scientific term—which Mr Stuart Mill and friends propose shortly to transfer from the lords of the soil to the Lords of the Treasury. 1873 J. S. Mill in Dissert. & Discuss. (1875) IV. 299 The detention by the State of the unearned increment of rent. 1884 in A. Cawston Street Improv. London (1893) 115 The increased value, the unearned increment of this property. c. unearned income n. (an) income derived from property, interest payments, etc., as opposed to one from a wage, a salary, or from fees. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > personal income or acquired wealth > types of generally fixed income1858 spending income1862 middle income1889 unearned income1889 psychic income1904 disregard1940 disposable income1948 1889 G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism 189 A growing disposition to impose a tax of twenty shillings in the pound on obviously unearned incomes. 1912 P. Snowden Living Wage xiii. 148 Even if the enforcement of a living wage lessened the spending power of the people who live on ‘unearned incomes’, that, too, would be for the national good. 1935 Planning 15 Jan. 5 In the case of a married couple the first 30s of unearned income is not taken into account. 1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 15 No unearned income Can buy us back the gait and gestures To manage a baroque staircase. 1970 Times 29 Jan. 27/5 Is it not about time that the starting point for the imposition of surtax on ‘unearned’ income be raised above £2,000 per annum? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1200
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