Oxford Dictionary English council tax nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈkaʊnsl tæks// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈkaʊnsl tæks// (also the council tax) [singular, uncountable] Add to my wordlistjump to other results(in Britain) a tax charged by local councils, based on the value of a person’s homeCheck pronunciation: council tax oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com