property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are a few incentives set in place for historic preservation, such as Mills Act contracts offering property tax reductions, to be reviewed annually by the council. — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

That law throttles property tax revenues for local government, offering municipalities the safety valve of enacting their own local income tax. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Property tax, education, the budget The Republican senators who gathered in Kansas City zeroed in on property tax relief, which has long been a priority among Missouri Republicans. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

Fort Worth’s budget gap Fort Worth raised the property tax rate for the next year as the city navigated a $94 million budget gap. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 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