Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sale of land by public authority for the non-payment of taxes assessed thereon.

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Examples

  • Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating allegations of possible tax-sale bid rigging in two states.

    The New Tax Man: Big Banks And Hedge Funds Nico Pitney 2010

  • Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating allegations of possible tax-sale bid rigging in two states.

    The New Tax Man: Big Banks And Hedge Funds The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating allegations of possible tax-sale bid rigging in two states.

    The New Tax Man: Big Banks And Hedge Funds Nico Pitney 2010

  • Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating allegations of possible tax-sale bid rigging in two states.

    The New Tax Man: Big Banks And Hedge Funds The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating allegations of possible tax-sale bid rigging in two states.

    The New Tax Man: Big Banks And Hedge Funds The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Three men have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the probe, including two longtime Baltimore tax-sale investors who made more than $10 million from fees and other costs collected over a six-year period from the owners of more than 6,000 properties.

    Tax Lien Foreclosure Resolution Sent To Maryland Lawmakers 2010

  • Three men have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the probe, including two longtime Baltimore tax-sale investors who made more than $10 million from fees and other costs collected over a six-year period from the owners of more than 6,000 properties.

    Tax Lien Sale Overhaul Sent To Maryland Lawmakers 2010

  • Officials routinely conduct millions of dollars in tax-sale business with limited liability companies that give little clue to their owners' identities.

    Wall Street Sees New Profits In Homeowner Distress The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Some lawmakers have tried for years, with modest success, to rein in the tax-sale fees that can steamroll low-income homeowners.

    The Other Foreclosure Menace 2010

  • When the deadline passed for paying up, the city added 2005-2006 property taxes of $287.92, interest and city tax-sale processing charges.

    The Other Foreclosure Menace 2010

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