unearned

Example Sentences

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Unearned bravado: This can be a tell that someone simply wants to take your money, casting director Dea Vise said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2021

Unearned revenue -- which comes from multiyear contracts that isn’t recognized in the current period and indicates future sales -- was also higher than analysts projected.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 22, 2011

Unearned revenue, a measure of future sales, was also higher than analysts projected.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 21, 2011

Unearned revenue -- a measure of the strength of the business in Microsoft's pipeline -- fell 9.5 percent to $13.4 billion, a cause of concern to some investors.

From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2011

He had been singled out for favours, to a very exceptional degree, by that monster of inconsistency and injustice, the Unearned Increment, but his intentions toward society were still fairly good.

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake