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unearned increment Definition

unearned increment

noun

an increase in the value of land or other property through no work or expenditure by the owner, as through an increase in area population thereby increasing demand

unearned increment Synonyms

unearned increment

n.

profit, rise in worth or value, long-term capital gain; see increase 1.

unearned increment Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • value: It would never do to deprive a landowner of a totally unearned increment in land value!

Browse dictionary entries near unearned increment

  1. ‹ unearned
  2. ‹ UNE-P
  3. ‹ Une
  4. ‹ undying
  5. ‹ undutiful
  6. ‹ unduly
  7. ‹ undulatory
  8. ‹ undulation
  9. ‹ undulating
  10. ‹ undulate
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