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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
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First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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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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