unearned income
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Social Security Administration considers free shelter to be unearned income, although he can avoid this reduction if he pays his fair share of household expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
The Kiddie Tax can apply to unearned income for certain children under 24, making it partly taxed at the parents’ rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The unearned income is taxed at the same rate as wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
That means any earnings from a Trump account will be included in the child’s total unearned income and taxed for the year if withdrawn before he or she turns age 59 ½.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Tony Wild, whose address was The Albany, and who enjoyed an unearned income of two thousand a year, stood on the steps of the Tivoli Music-Hall at half past ten, smoking.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard
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