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unearned increment
noun
Definition of UNEARNED INCREMENT
: an increase in the value of property (as land) that is due to no labor or expenditure of the owner but to causes (as the increase of population) that create an increased demand for it
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First Known Use of UNEARNED INCREMENT
1871
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