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

At present they are taxed by an extra duty upon their servants: for a male, £1. 5s.; for a female, 2s. 6d., above the usual duties leviable upon servants.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832 by Various

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

For this popular military expedition, Parliament in 1327 granted the youthful king a Subsidy to the amount of one-twentieth leviable upon the value of nearly all kinds of property. 

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

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

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)