property tax

noun

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: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Balancing the budgets of the county’s vast court, health and property tax systems will likely require tough choices in the coming term. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 When a developer says a property tax break is needed for a project to make sense, the debate usually centers on one big question. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026 But officials also anticipated revenue benefits to the Unified Government during that time, including from unpledged sales tax, guest tax revenue and possible property tax payments on new development. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 With that assumption, his analysis shows that the average property tax bill on an apartment building could increase by about $400 per unit annually by 2028, when the higher exemption is in full effect. — Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax

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First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of property tax was in 1808

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property tax

noun
: a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax

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