property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sealed with a vote Monday’s vote reflects a yearslong debate among legislators regarding how much direct authority the Legislature has to set or approve policy related to property tax assessment. — Ilana Arougheti july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Still, the mayor, who has vowed not to propose property tax increases, offered no hint at where the cuts will come. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

There was one property tax during the crisis that the Greeks started calling haratsi as well. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Still, some unpleasant times may loom for the entities that depend on property tax revenue. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for property tax

• anticlimax
• counterattacks
• hemothorax
• mesothorax
• metathorax
• almanacs
• carrybacks
• haversacks
• lumberjacks
• maniacs
• microcracks
• minimax

Legal Definition

property tax

noun

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