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unearned increment
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noun
the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
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Origin of unearned increment
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby unearned increment
unduly, undying, Une, unearned, unearned income, unearned increment, unearned run, unearth, unearthly, unease, uneasy
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British Dictionary definitions for unearned increment
unearned increment
noun
a rise in the market value of landed property resulting from general economic factors
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