property tax

noun

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

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Quite frankly, what the governor has or hasn’t said about his record has practically no impact on the fact that Marylanders have a payment plan for their vehicle registration, or that their property tax assessments have gone through the roof. Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026 Another measure, Senate Bill 888, is also seeking to reduce property tax burdens for disabled veterans. Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Data center developers tout property tax revenue, economic development and job creation as reasons for local governments to approve projects that could require as much energy as the city itself, or more. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 May 2026 Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck said property tax reform is important to Senate Democrats, as well as provisions strengthening collective bargaining for first responders. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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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