property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

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Aldermen then proceeded to outmaneuver the mayor to land a budget with no property tax increase. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 California’s Proposition 13 the previous June, which immediately cut property tax rates by 60 percent, had shown that the real world prefers meat-axe, condition-less tax-rate cuts. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 This provided $18 billion in property tax relief, with state government compensating local authorities for their loss in revenue from property taxes. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 One option to pay your property tax bill is by mailing a check. Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024 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 20 Jan. 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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