tax certificate

noun

a document issued to the purchaser of property sold for unpaid taxes attesting to the holder's right to eventual receipt of the title deed.

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Nearby words

taws, tawse, tax, tax avoidance, tax break, tax certificate, tax credit, tax deduction, tax deed, tax disc, tax evasion

Compare tax deed.

Origin of tax certificate

First recorded in 1875–80

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