property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Unlike districts, Ohio charter schools don't receive local property tax revenue, except for a handful of schools, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025 Wisconsin offers residential solar incentives in the form of a $300 rebate for residents who install solar panels through the Focus on Energy program, as well as a property tax exemption on the value to the home added by solar panels. Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Another was his advocacy for raising the property tax rate during past city budget cycles. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025 In 2024, Dakota County claimed the lowest levy per capita in the state of Minnesota and the lowest property tax rate among the seven metropolitan counties. Mars King, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 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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