property tax

American  

noun

1. a tax levied on real or personal property.

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Etymology

Origin of property tax

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Yee served two terms as controller, in effect the state’s chief financial officer, and 10 years before that on the Board of Equalization, which oversees property tax assessments.

From Los Angeles Times

Not only are interest rates still stubbornly high — the 30-year rate is over 6% — but homeowners are also grappling with higher property taxes, rising insurance premiums, utility bills and maintenance costs.

From MarketWatch

Who is legally responsible for property taxes, maintenance, insurance and homeowners association fees for a property that the person living in it does not own?

From MarketWatch

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