tax sale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tax sale
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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His mother paid $10 — about $100 today — for the lot on Shore Drive at a tax sale in the early 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The future of the tax sale is unclear.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2022
It had been put up for tax sale four times but had no takers.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022
The upcoming online delinquent tax sale lists 43% of properties as vacant.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
In 1877 a fraudulent tax sale was held, and the grant, fraudulently enlarged to 1,714,764.94 acres, was purchased by M. M. Mills, a member of the New Mexico Legislature.
From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers
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