leviable

American  

[lev-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈlɛv i ə bəl /

adjective

1. that may be levied.

2. liable or subject to a levy.

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leviable British  

/ ˈlɛvɪəbəl /

adjective

1. (of taxes, tariffs, etc) liable to be levied

2. (of goods, etc) liable to bear a levy; taxable

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Other Word Forms

• unleviable adjective

Etymology

Origin of leviable

1475–85; See levy, -able

Example Sentences

That is to say, one-half of their revenues were leviable for military purposes.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

A large proportion of the taxation leviable is, however, evaded.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

The excise duties leviable are: Tobacco leaf, 4½cp. per oke, payable on transfer of leaf from grower to wholesale dealer.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William

I have consulted the Act of Parliament, and find it is leviable against those who enter after 1st January 1831.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill

Mr. Savage was, as his office required him to be, vigilant in respect of the dues leviable at the Port of York.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry