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raw land

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

PROPERTY land in its natural state, which has not been used or prepared for building on or growing crops on : Our company buys raw land - land prior to grading and subdividing for construction.
(Definition of raw land noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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