unearned

unearned
/un errnd"/, adj.
1. not received in exchange for labor or services; not gained by lawful work or employment.
2. not earned; unmerited; undeserved: unearned promotion.
3. not yet earned: Lenders are not permitted to take borrowers' unearned wages as collateral.
[1150-1200; ME; see UN-1, EARN1, -ED2]

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