unearned income

American  

noun

1. income received from property, as interest, dividends, or the like.

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unearned income British  

noun

1. income from property, investment, etc, comprising rent, interest, and dividends

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Example Sentences

The unearned income is taxed at the same rate as wages.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s important because unearned income tends to represent a greater share of total income for the wealthy compared with the rank-and-file.

From Los Angeles Times

At the beginning of the 1970s, UK supertax stood at 83 percent with tax on unearned income at 98 percent.

From Salon

Inequality campaigners see it as a global test case, as robots replace jobs and some countries look into providing unearned income as a solution.

From Reuters

“People’s anger is turning toward more fundamental problems, including massive unearned incomes, widening inequality, fading dreams of having their own home and a new class society based on property ownerships,” he said.

From Reuters