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Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society.
William Graham Sumner

Meaning of "unearned increment" in the English dictionary

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Unearned increment is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UNEARNED INCREMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unearned increment

Unearned increment is an increase in the value of land or any property without expenditure of any kind on the part of the proprietor; it is an early statement of the notion of unearned income. It was coined by John Stuart Mill, who proposed taxing it. Mill's concept was refined and developed by nineteenth-century economist Henry George in his book Progress and Poverty.

Definition of unearned increment in the English dictionary

The definition of unearned increment in the dictionary is a rise in the market value of landed property resulting from general economic factors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNEARNED INCREMENT

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WORDS THAT END LIKE UNEARNED INCREMENT

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Synonyms and antonyms of unearned increment in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «unearned increment» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of unearned increment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unearned increment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unearned increment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自然增值
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incremento no ganado
570 millions of speakers

English

unearned increment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनर्जित वेतन वृद्धि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيادة غير المكتسبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаработанные приращение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incremento imerecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনাহুত বৃদ্ধি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

augmentation non acquises
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kenaikan tidak terperoleh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beitragsüberschritt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未経過インクリメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불로 증가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tambahan unearned
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tăng chưa được hưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிக்காத அதிகரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनर्जर्ड वाढ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kazanılmamış artış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incremento non guadagnato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niezrealizowane przyrost
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незароблені прирощення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creștere neîncasate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεραξίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverdiende increment
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

unearned inkrement
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

unearned tilvekst
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNEARNED INCREMENT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unearned increment

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William Graham Sumner
Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEARNED INCREMENT»

Discover the use of unearned increment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unearned increment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
John Stuart Mill dwelt on the apparent injustice of what he calls unearned increment ; but Mill saw that the appropriation by the state of this increment could not be accomplished without greatly disturbing the whole structure of society. He never ...
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Selected Papers on Social and Economic Questions
There are two other points in connection with land which, though I have not space to discuss, I must just touch upon — unearned increment and mineral royalties. As regards the unearned increment: If the State confiscated a rise in value, ...
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selected papers of benjamin chapman browne
There are two other points in connection with land which, though I have not space to discuss, I must just touch upon — unearned increment and mineral royalties. As regards the unearned increment: If the State confiscated a rise in value, ...
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Corridor reservation: implications for recouping a portion ...
Part II examines corridor reservation laws that restrict any development within a proposed transportation corridor for a period of time without compensation by the government until acquisition of the land occurs.
Robert J. Borhart, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 1994
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Economic Theory by Taussig, Young, and Carver at Harvard
Is the unearned increment unearned? There are two factors: [In margin: “Cairnes on Leading Principles Non-Competing Groups, Part I, Ch. 3, Sec. 5 & 7.”] 1. The growth of the value has been discounted in the rental accepted. 2. The future has  ...
Marianne Johnson, Warren J. Samuels, 2010
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Liberalism and the Social Problem: A Collection of Early ...
When the right hon. gentleman seeks by comparisons to show that the same reasoning which has been applied to land ought also in logic and by every argument of symmetry to be applied to the unearned increment derived from other ...
Winston Spencer Churchill, 2007
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Jacob Viner: Lectures in Economics 301
Clark said that the squatters were getting not simply wages; they were getting wages plus an unearned increment. Workers in the city must get an equal income , which will consist of marginal productivity of their labor plus another addition to ...
Douglas A. Irwin, Steven G. Medema, 2013
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Popular Science
The chief point in dispute is the place of unearned increment. There is no doubt that the actual cost to the company of the land that had to be taken should be allowed. If the cost is a matter of record, it should be taken. This cost should include ...
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The conflict of tax laws
151 The appropriators of the unearned increment of land make their best objection to special taxation when they point to the fact that there are other sorts of unearned increment, The tax on unearned increment of land has already been  ...
Estcourt Rowland Metzner
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Writing New England: An Anthology from the Puritans to the ...
A great deal is said about the unearned increment from land, especially with a view to the large gains of landlords in old countries. The unearned increment from land has indeed made the position of an English land-owner, for the last two  ...
Andrew Delbanco, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNEARNED INCREMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unearned increment is used in the context of the following news items.
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March 22, 1941: The Grand Coulee Dam Opens
It is the older American dream of unearned increment, the dream that swept across the continent during the long century of westward expansion, slaughtering ... «The Nation., Mar 15»
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Bill Gates and Land Redistribution in the Shadow of Sherman's Field …
It is quite true that unearned increments in land are not the only form of unearned or undeserved profit which individuals are able to secure; but it is the principal ... «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jan 15»
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Listen up, Griff Rhys Jones, the mansion tax is the soft option
That sum is unearned increment (economic rent in economic theory) and, since principal residential properties are exempt from capital gains tax, the gain is ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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How to build a fairer city
As the city creates the unearned increment, it is only sensible that the municipality should, through tax, take some of the value of the increment. The precondition ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
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COMMENTARY: The tragedy of America's failed immigration system
... want of cheap and docile labor, by ECCLESIASTICAL SPOKESMEN in search of souls, and by land and other speculators hungering for unearned increment. «Religion News Service, Mar 14»
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What we lose if we do nothing on immigration
... and docile labor, by ecclesiastical spokesmen in search of souls, and by land and other speculators hungering for unearned increment.” Joseph J Spengler. «Highlander Newspaper, Feb 14»
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What Does The Bible Say About Income Inequality?
Seems to me that much would have to do with whether the income is earned or unearned. A phrase few of us know today is the “unearned increment” — that is, ... «Acton Institute, Dec 13»
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Mulholland's drive
The capitalists have stolen the unearned increment for the next 20 years.” With an army of more than 100,000 men, Mulholland, the chief engineer, built an ... «New Times SLO, Dec 13»
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How a levy based on location values could be the perfect tax
... LVT case like this: “Unearned increments in land are not the only form of unearned or undeserved profit, but they are the principal form of unearned increment, ... «Financial Times, Sep 13»
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Global Food Waste Tops $1 Trillion
The unearned increment grew (without natural resources and human values figured into the equation) and investors rationalized then, just as they do today. «GoodFood World, Jun 13»

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