property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Further proof was last month’s city property tax lien sale. Alva Badillo, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 Steele is one of three commissioners on the county’s Board of Review, which hears property tax appeals. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 The areas are seen as having potential for property tax growth and where investment in infrastructure can possibly lead to substantial economic development benefits. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 June 2025 Getty Images In Missouri, the average effective property tax rate is 0.91 percent, according to SmartAsset. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 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 6 Jul. 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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