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levy

/ˈlɛ.vi/

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What does levy mean?

verb

  1. To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
  2. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
  3. To draft someone into military service.
More meanings (18)

verb

  1. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
  2. To wage war.
  3. To raise, as a siege.
  4. To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.

noun

  1. The act of levying.
  2. A conscription action.
  3. A tax paid in money.
  4. A tax in kind.
  5. Requisitioned supplies.
  6. A body of conscripts.
  7. (obsolete, slang) A shilling.
  8. (obsolete) The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.

proper noun

  1. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
  2. A male given name.
  3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, South Carolina, United States.
  5. A surname from Czech.
  6. A surname from Irish.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈlɛ.vi/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈliː.vi/
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See this word in context.

The power of coinage has been so construed by Congress as to levy a tribute immediately from that source also.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
In cases of non-compliance the ECB shall be entitled to levy penalty interest and to impose other sanctions with comparable effect.
European UnionThe Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992Project Gutenberg ebook #686
More book examples (3)
"I hereby give you orders, O Pompey, to defend your country, to employ the troops you now command, and to levy more."
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
They levy this composition in what manner they please, generally in a way that gives no interruption to the interior commerce of the place.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
"Well, Doctor, name the amount and nature of the blackmail you intend to levy upon me. But have a conscience, man! have a conscience!"
S. H. (Samuel H.) HammondWild Northern Scenes; Or, Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the RodProject Gutenberg ebook #10009