Accounting Glossary Definition (English)
Unearned Revenue Defined
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"When money comes in that will eventually be revenue but for the moment cannot be recognized as revenue it is called unearned or deferred revenue. Unearned is generally used in business and deferred in governmental funds. Rents collected in advance are an example of unearned revenue in business. The money has come in but the service has not been provided and thus not earned. The unearned revenue is a liability since the firm has the money and must still provide the goods or service in the future."
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