easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance. vulnerably delicate, as in appearance: She has a fragile beauty. lacking in substance or force; flimsy: a fragile excuse.
unearned revenue - (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet) unearned income. accounting - a system that provides quantitative information about finances. income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time.
Unearned revenue (deferred revenue) refers to funds received by a seller for goods or services not yet delivered to the buyer. This article further defines and explains unearned revenue and deferred revenue, with numerical examples. The unearned revenue situation is familiar in many kinds of businesses. For example: When the purchaser of land or other real estate makes an initial deposit on the property, the seller has unearned revenue on the deposit until the sale transaction is completed and legal ownership is transferred.