tax sale

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of tax sale

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

His mother paid $10 — about $100 today — for the lot on Shore Drive at a tax sale in the early 1960s.

From Seattle Times

The move does not forgive any debt, but it gives thousands of homeowners at least a year to get caught up on their past-due taxes before winding up again on the tax sale list.

From Washington Post

The tax sale is an annual auction at which the city sells the rights to collect past-due property taxes.

From Washington Post

Last year, Scott removed more than 970 owner-occupied homes from the tax sale list.

From Washington Post

Scott tripled that number last week, saying the city would remove all owner-occupied homes, roughly 2,900, from the tax sale list, calling it a “very personal” decision.

From Washington Post