property tax

noun

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: a tax levied on real or personal property

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The city has so far been unable to commit to the second half of an advance pension payment because of property tax delays from Cook County. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Public safety groups are warning voters about the property tax cut amendment that will appear on ballots this November. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026 Gualtieri said the property tax ballot amendment is not the proposal that DeSantis first floated to voters and questioned why there were no protections for public safety funding. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Plenty of incentives Adding fuel to the rumors was the passage of bills by the Louisiana Legislature earlier this year that included a package of incentives for aerospace companies, including liability protections and property tax breaks. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 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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