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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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Examples of unearned in a Sentence
Bank interest is regarded as unearned income.
Recent Examples of unearned from the Web
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Rant alert: Lester gave up one run that should’ve been unearned but wasn’t because of a dumb baseball scoring rule.
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Aguilar rose to the occasion, pitching a complete game and allowing just one unearned run to lead the Mustangs to a 5-1 win at North Central College.
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Not an unearned inheritance, mind you, but an actual magic bullet that could cure most of our community's ailments.
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Cashner held the Red Sox to two unearned runs on three hits and three walks and struck out four.
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Seattle’s other run came in the seventh when Carlos Ruiz advanced to third base on an error and scored an unearned run on a single from Segura, who finished the day with four hits.
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Urena managed to complete six innings after giving up five runs overall despite two being unearned on six hits.
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Jared Poche (12-4) took the loss for LSU, allowing two unearned runs in 5 2/3 innings.
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MINOR LEAGUE ROUNDUP Triple-A: Norfolk 3, Louisville 1: RHP Tyler Mahle picked up the loss in his Triple-A debut, allowing three unearned runs on four hits in six innings.
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First Known Use of unearned
13th century
UNEARNED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of unearned for English Language Learners
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: not earned by working
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