property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grossi said the new rate would keep the district’s property tax rate one of the lowest among its 18 peer districts. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Unlike the income tax, though, the property tax is regressive, meaning its rate is not adjusted to reflect a payer’s earnings or wealth. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Those levies outweigh California’s median-level property tax rate, held down by Proposition 13, the landmark law that limited them in 1978. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

With potential changes to property tax revenue, Longwood must prepare now. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 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