- INCREMENT, UNEARNED
- an expression denoting increase in the value of landed property due to increased demand and without any expenditure on the part of the proprietor.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
INCREMENT, UNEARNED
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Unearned increment — Unearned Un*earned , a. Not earned; not gained by labor or service. [1913 Webster] {Unearned increment} (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unearned increment — is an increase in the value of land or any propertywithout expenditure of any kind on the part of the proprietor … Wikipedia
unearned increment — index gratuity (present) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unearned increment — n. 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 … English World dictionary
increment — I noun accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, enlargement, expansion, extension, gain, growth, increase, incrementum, raise, rise, supplement, surge associated concepts: unearned increment II index accretion … Law dictionary
Unearned — Un*earned , a. Not earned; not gained by labor or service. [1913 Webster] {Unearned increment} (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unearned — adj. not earned. Phrases and idioms: unearned income income from interest payments etc. as opposed to salary, wages, or fees. unearned increment an increase in the value of property not due to the owner s labour or outlay … Useful english dictionary
unearned increment — noun an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors • Hypernyms: ↑financial gain … Useful english dictionary
unearned increment — noun Date: 1871 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, esp. land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
