Definition of homestead
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: a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract
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Examples of homestead in a Sentence
They decided to farm the old homestead.
Recent Examples of homestead from the Web
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Bell showed a brief video of a flour mill that operated at George Washington's Mount Vernon homestead in Virginia, like mills in Windsor.
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The exemption would begin in the taxable year starting Jan. 1, 2019; automatically be renewed from one year to the next, as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead; and not apply to state, county or school ad valorem taxes.
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The horse industry is as durable as the bluegrass — this year’s Triple Crown winner, Justify, lives on WinStar Farm, adjacent to Mr. Chandler’s homestead.
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Lower property taxes for homestead properties made uninhabitable by hurricanes Matthew, Hermine and Irma.
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But future windfalls could be erased if voters in November approve Amendment One, a constitutional amendment to add another $25,000 homestead exemption for homes valued at more than $100,000.
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The county government and Sandy Springs have homestead exemptions in place that limit the annual property value increase for most homeowners, which lowers tax bills.
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For Tony Rhoden, this is what’s left of his family homestead, a testament to a lifetime of hardship and heartbreak.
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After the June 1 estimates came out, officials learned the home is eligible for a homestead exemption because the previous home on the property was destroyed by Hurricane Wilma.
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First Known Use of homestead
before 12th century
Other Government and Politics Terms
Definition of homestead
: to acquire or settle on land under a homestead law
Examples of homestead in a Sentence
They homesteaded the territory in the 1860s.
Recent Examples of homestead from the Web
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Will keeps their homesteading all but invisible in Forest Park, a nature preserve in the mountains just west of Portland, Oregon.
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Will keeps their homesteading all but invisible in a nature preserve just west of Portland.
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Settlers, alas, chose to name it after Confederate Army surgeon Marshall Clay Woodson, who in 1875 homesteaded near here.
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With a change to homestead exemptions threatening future APS tax revenue, APS demanded closure of the Eastside TAD and other concessions to support the Gulch deal.
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His wife's family homesteaded in Willow in the 1950s.
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Their son, Roy, homesteaded there with his own family.
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With rents ever higher in Chelsea’s old garages and the Lower East Side’s tenements, nearly a dozen homesteading dealers have moved to a few blocks of terra nullius hemmed in by SoHo, TriBeCa and the Civic Center.
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The center of the community’ The 23-acre site, known as The Hill, was part of a 160-acre first homesteaded in 1891, Angus Hill and his descendants raised sheep there.
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First Known Use of homestead
1867
Other Government and Politics Terms
HOMESTEAD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of homestead for English Language Learners
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: a house and the farmland it is on
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: a piece of government land that a person could acquire by living on it and farming it when the western part of the U.S. was being settled
HOMESTEAD Defined for Kids
Definition of homestead for Students
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: a home and the land around it
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: a piece of land gained from United States public lands by living on and farming it
Definition of homestead for Students
homesteaded;
homesteading
: to acquire or settle on public land for use as a homestead
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homesteader
\ˈhōm-ˌste-dər\ nounLaw Dictionary
legal Definition of homestead
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: the home and adjoining land with any buildings that is occupied usually by a family as its principal residence
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: an estate created by law in a homestead especially for the purpose of taking advantage of a homestead exemption
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: a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract
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