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pied-à-terre

[pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-] / piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ- /




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The sister act also owned a pied-à-terre in Manhattan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

His budget would be $127 billion funded in part by the pied-à-terre tax which is expected to move ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed new details about her proposal to tax New York City’s second homes, including that she expects fewer homes would be subjected to this pied-à-terre tax than her previous estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The governor’s office expected that the pied-à-terre tax would produce $500 million, pennies compared with the estimated revenue of Mamdani’s previous proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In other words, it had become a pied-à-terre.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)




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