property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Wyandotte County residents may have to hand over a bit more cash when property tax bills go out this year, local government documents show. Sofi Zeman july 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025 Parcel taxes and the charges to repay local bonds are added to property tax bills. Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 The governor had proposed boosting, from $300 to $350, another income tax credit that offsets a portion of municipal property tax bills for middle-class households. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025 That’s because the city will charge for trash service on property tax bills, which must be finalized before customers have chosen their containers. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for property tax

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of property tax was in 1808

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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20tax. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

property tax

noun
: a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax

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