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tax base
noun
: the wealth (such as real estate or income) within a jurisdiction that is liable to taxation
Examples of tax base in a Sentence
an area with a large tax base
Recent Examples on the Web
The plant provides about 28 percent of Oak Park Heights’ tax base.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2024
Some local officials in Alexandria have presented the arena plan as a necessary way to diversify the Northern Virginia city’s tax base.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
But that would come with its own downsides, including prompting businesses and residents to leave, exacerbating the problem by further eroding the tax base.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
For every biopharmaceutical industry job, the industry supports an additional 3.98 jobs which is great for Baltimore’s tax base.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
However, the utility still counts for about 8% of the city’s tax base.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
In fact, any expansion of the tax base due to new property construction tends to be outside of the county granting the tax abatement.
—Christine Wen, The Conversation, 15 Feb. 2024
What are the three most important issues in Cabarrus County today?
1-Growing our tax base and providing quality job opportunities that do not require our citizens to commute outside of Cabarrus County.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
But challenges in the real estate and development markets could become a challenge in 2024 for some communities eager to get new multifamily housing, new residents and a bigger tax base.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1943, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near tax base
Cite this Entry
“Tax base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20base. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Legal Definition
tax base
noun1
: a sum (as the total assessed valuation of property in a county) used as the basis of taxation
2
: the source of tax revenue for a governmental body
change the tax base of a school district to reduce the property tax burden
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