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.
What is Unearned Revenue? Unearned revenue refers to funds a seller receives for goods or services not yet delivered to the buyer. Unearned revenues turn up in many familiar purchase situations. When a traveler purchases airline or railroad tickets in advance, for instance, the carrier has unearned revenues until it delivers the service.