property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

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Also, more than half of the homes were taken following an initial property tax debt of $1,600 or less. Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 The addition of the property tax language kicked off hours of back-and-forth political maneuvering. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025 Star and Middleton fire levies fall short The Star Fire Protection District and the Middleton Rural Fire District each asked voters for an additional $2.25 million a year in property tax revenue, but neither succeeded. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025 Undermining the local property tax base is ideologically driven. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 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 8 Jun. 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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