tax sale

noun

1. the sale of real property, as land, usually at auction by a public authority, in order to pay delinquent taxes assessed upon its owner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tax sale¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

The bill would also require PACE programs to provide residential borrowers with complete information about the potential impact of their loan, including a notice that their home could be sold in a tax sale if they fail to repay the loan.

From ProPublica

In 1993, after bidding at a public tax sale, Davis acquired the property and started renovations.

From ProPublica

You will probably not get rich this way, but you also won't get evicted in a tax sale or a bankruptcy.

From The Daily Beast

A tax sale deed was conclusive evidence of legal sale, and was not a subject for the decision of a court.

From Project Gutenberg

The author of the tax sale law was Pierce Burton, a Radical editor.

From Project Gutenberg

No doubt the farm was to be put up at tax sale and Wiggett had come out to see whether it was worth bidding in.

From Project Gutenberg

I want to see what is to be done at the tax-sale and what sort of a title is to be given.

From Project Gutenberg