levy
noun
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
has levied
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present perfectof levy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Treasury Department has a powerful enforcement arm with decades of experience tracking sanctions evasion and has levied hefty fines on foreign violators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
The government has levied fines for violations, but Thailand’s health ministry doesn’t name offenders.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2024
Since the mid-1990s it has levied heavy tariffs or taxes on Chinese imports in order to prevent US producers from being priced out of the market.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
It’s the latest in a series of punishments that the Irish watchdog has levied against Meta over the past two years.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
The grand jury has levied altogether between seven and eight hundred pounds more than usual.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
