property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

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This increase is mainly due to higher property tax expenses. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 This would push more property tax bills in the area above $10,000 per year, with owners often passing the cost onto their tenants. Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 The bond, which would be funded through a secondary property tax, would help the city with projects such as a $97 million new public safety headquarters and a new $30 million training facility for public safety personnel. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 Georgia is one of eight states with property tax measures on the ballot. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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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