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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnearned-income
/ʌnˈɜːnd ˈɪn.kʌm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Income derived from investments, interest, dividends, capital gains, or other sources rather than from active employment, labor, or services.
"Retirees often rely heavily on unearned income from pensions and stock dividends." - 2
In taxation and social welfare contexts, money received without performing corresponding work, including government benefits, inheritances, or gifts.
"The tax policy specifies different deduction limits for earned versus unearned income."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) with the past participle of 'earn' (from Proto-Germanic *asnaną, meaning to labor or earn), paired with 'income' originating from Middle English 'incom' (meaning coming in). It emerged into formal economic and legal lexicons during the late 19th century as tax structures and economic theories began formally distinguishing labor-derived wages from capital-derived returns.
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revenu non salarial
Transliteration: ʁəvəny nɔ̃ salaʁjal
"Une partie importante de son capital provient de revenus non salariaux."
passives Einkommen
Transliteration: ˈpasɪvəs ˈaɪnkɔmən
"Er erzielt ein hohes passives Einkommen aus Aktienanlagen."
reddito da capitale
Transliteration: ˈrɛddito da kapitale
"I redditi da capitale sono tassati in modo diverso rispetto ai salari."
ingreso no ganado
Transliteration: inˈɡreso no ˈɡanado
"Las inversiones generan un ingreso no ganado significativo cada año."
rendimento passivo
Transliteration: ʁẽdiˈmẽtu paˈsivu
"O rendimento passivo ajuda a garantir a segurança financeira a longo prazo."
अजित आय
Transliteration: anarjit āya
"ब्याज और लाभांश अनर्जित आय के प्रमुख स्रोत हैं।"
非劳动收入
Transliteration: fēi láodòng shōurù
"他的主要经济来源是投资带来的非劳动收入。"
불로소득
Transliteration: bul-ro-so-deuk
"정부는 불로소득에 대한 과세를 강화하고 있습니다."
不労所得
Transliteration: furō shotoku
"彼は不動産投資によって不労所得を得ている。"
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