unearned
adjective
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Definition of unearned
1 : not gained by labor, service, or skill unearned income
2 : scored as a result of an error by the opposing team an unearned run
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Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018 Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018 Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018 Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018 Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018 The scorer would not reward Cody Bellinger for the next at-bat, but the Dodgers still produced an unearned run. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Kenta Maeda fans nine to secure Dodgers' 4-2 win over Padres," 12 July 2018 Odor entered Wednesday with a career-best 40-game streak without an error, but that was snapped with a second-inning gaffe that led to an unearned run. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Rangers’ most frustrating player working to shed that label," 11 July 2018 Miami scored an unearned run in the first, and capped a six-run second on Martin Prado's three-run homer off the left-field foul pole. — baltimoresun.com, "Turner's eight RBIs help Nationals rally from nine-run deficit to beat Marlins, 14-12," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unearned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unearned
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unearned
: not earned by working
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