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property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Stagnant state funding, rising costs, limited borrowing capacity and limits on raising the property tax levy have led to longstanding structural deficits. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025 County officials said this kind of shock isn't unique to one neighborhood, but clergy members from the South and West sides of Chicago came together on Monday to say their neighborhoods have been disproportionately hit hard by property tax increases. Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 The home, which sits on more than one-third of an acre, was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2013 and falls under the Mills Act, which trades strict preservation restrictions for substantially lower property tax. Mark David, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2025 The Plaza developers are also expected to seek property tax breaks from the Port Authority of Kansas City, another agency that provides financial support for big projects in the city. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for property tax

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of property tax was in 1808

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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20tax. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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