property tax

noun

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

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Officials estimated the tax hike would mean an $8 increase in the property tax bill for a $250,000 home when next year's property taxes are collected in 2027. Todd Feurer, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025 Democrats plan to put affordability front and center in November, as Republicans squabble over how to make property tax reform their answer to the problem. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025 But that increase will be partially negated by a recent property tax decrease of a quarter of a cent. Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025 The Port Authority of Kansas City delayed a pivotal vote Monday on whether to grant decades-long property tax exemptions to the Country Club Plaza’s new owners after facing sustained public opposition from school officials, library leaders, teachers and parents. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 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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