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homestead

[hohm-sted, -stid] / ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd /








NOUN
plantation
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NOUN
soil
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The constitutional amendment would expand the so-called homestead exemption—a reduction in the taxable value of a homeowner’s primary residence that results in a lower property-tax payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Weidenmuller’s legal team stated that the star has a $13.3 million mortgage lien on the property and a “$722,151 homestead exemption—together just under $14 million.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

The same ancestor who founded this homestead left his own family behind in Georgia; that cold resolve is Hailey’s inheritance too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Part of these traditions involved refurbishing his "simba" - or bachelor's pad within his father's homestead - into a home suitable for the couple and their three-year-old son George.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

Now Farmer plans to hike to their homestead, in a tiny town called Casse, to check on the family.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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