Synonyms

property tax

American

noun

a tax levied on real or personal property.

Etymology

Origin of property tax

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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A new buyer today can pay 10 times as much property tax as a neighbor who purchased in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Higher electricity bills, along with rising home insurance costs and property taxes, add to the ballooning cost of homeownership.

From The Wall Street Journal

The rent from their garage covers their property tax.

From MarketWatch

Timothy Pung purchased a home in Isabella County, Mich., in 1991 that was eligible for a property tax credit that exempts owners from local tax on their primary residence.

From The Wall Street Journal

I pay $11,000 a year in property taxes and I spend $7,500 a month, although I think I could pare that back by a couple of thousand a month, if I needed to.

From MarketWatch

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