property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

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The analysis was conducted alongside Thumbtack, a website connecting customers with local service professionals, and found that insurance, maintenance and property tax can now add up to $15,979 for the average homeowner, equivalent to $1,332 per month. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 In Lawndale, a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, residents told ABC7 Chicago that despite higher property tax bills, little has changed on their streets, leaving them frustrated over where their money is going. Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025 In a campaign swing that began in Houston and continued in Tyler and Temple, Abbott has focused on property tax reform. Jack Fink, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025 With school budgets crunched due to property tax changes, more Indiana districts are turning to referendums. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 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 18 Nov. 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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