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Examples of property tax in a Sentence
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The law also caps annual property tax increases for most local governments at 5.5%, though local voters can choose to override that cap.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
According to the Wisconsin Lottery, the value of unclaimed prizes is credited to the Wisconsin Lottery property tax relief fund.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1808, in the meaning defined above
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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/property%20tax. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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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