tax certificate

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of tax certificate

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Anyone in Seattle who hosts short-term stays, defined as fewer than 30 nights, needs a business license tax certificate.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Some cities refer to their license as a business tax certificate, which gives them the right to tax you.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 13, 2018

He had been paying $110 a year for a business-license tax certificate, which expires Dec. 31 and must be renewed annually.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2016

Swiss media said Cahuzac may have falsified a tax certificate to open an account and that the sums he wanted to transfer were between 10 million and 15 million euros rather than 600,000 euros.

From Reuters • Apr. 7, 2013

The amateur financiers of Anaheim used 4� stamps on their currency, followed the Evanston plan in the main but neglected one step: making a tax certificate refund to merchants.

From Time Magazine Archive