property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kaegi put some blame on the county’s Board of Review, which hears property tax appeals. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2024 The debt from those bonds is paid by local property tax assessments. Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024 Additionally, buyers can take advantage of the NEZ property tax abatement, which offers principal residents up to 15 years of tax savings on new construction. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024 Director Armstead Jones said only the mayor and City Council have the power to set the property tax rate. Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for property tax 

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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 2 Oct. 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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