property tax

noun

: a tax levied on real or personal property

Examples of property tax in a Sentence

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And just to add to the confusion, the charges will appear on your property tax bill, with refunds or credits not appearing until at least your fiscal 2027 property tax bill. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025 Up next, an ABC News investigation into how Americans in majority non-white neighborhoods are facing higher property tax bills. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2025 Annual property tax bills are determined by multiplying the property assessment by a municipality's local tax rate. Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025 The current city property tax rate is47.76 cents per $100 valuation. Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 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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