property tax

noun

Synonyms of property taxnext
: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Success, Guerra said, will depend in part on whether the county will contribute its portion of the property tax increases, and on officials’ ability to attract new, for-profit businesses to the area. Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The Hickman Mills School District is currently about $14 million in debt, a figure which district leaders attribute partly to financial mismanagement and partly to recent changes to the Jackson County property tax assessment cycle. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 The two chambers have been embroiled in a long stalemate over property tax cuts and have failed to pass any new comprehensive budget since 2023. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 White also suggested Proposition 13, the 1978 measure that limited property tax increases, may have played a role in the population changes. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

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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 11 Apr. 2026.

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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