unearned increment

unearned increment

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.

Origin:
1870–75

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unearned increment
 
n
a rise in the market value of landed property resulting from general economic factors

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