special assessment
noun
: a specific tax levied on private property to meet the cost of public improvements that enhance the value of the property
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If that happens, the plan will impose a special assessment on home insurance policyholders across the state.
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Greg Allen, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Repayment: Repayment begins 30 days after all of the special assessment work has been completed.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
His sentence included 97 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, restitution of $30,500, forfeiture of specific property, and a $100 special assessment.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
He was also required to pay more than $50,000 in fines and special assessments.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Greg Allen, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Repayment: Repayment begins 30 days after all of the special assessment work has been completed.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
His sentence included 97 months' imprisonment, five years of supervised release, restitution of $30,500, forfeiture of specific property, and a $100 special assessment.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
He was also required to pay more than $50,000 in fines and special assessments.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Special assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20assessment. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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