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

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Etymology

Origin of leviable

1475–85; See levy, -able

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

leviable

The use of the kwanior this purpose had reference to the military service leviable upon the land.

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

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 Frederick William Hackwood

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

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 Henry Scadding

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 F. (Frank) Brinkley

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