property tax

noun

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: a tax levied on real or personal property

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Constitutional amendment requiring limits on property tax increases by local governments. — Eva Flowe october 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 If property tax revenue drops, property owners without a homestead exemption could face tax increases to offset the losses. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Without the project, the city would expect to receive almost nothing in property tax revenue from the site over 25 years. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Amendment 3 would take a large share of non-school property tax revenue from cities and towns with no state replacement. — Judith "judy" Paul, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax

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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

noun
: a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax

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