leviable
Americanadjective
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that may be levied.
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liable or subject to a levy.
adjective
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(of taxes, tariffs, etc) liable to be levied
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(of goods, etc) liable to bear a levy; taxable
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Example Sentences
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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)
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
Duties are leviable on either imports or exports.
From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy
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
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.
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