levied

[lev-eed]

adjective

1. (of a tax, duty, etc.) imposed or charged.

   The levied fees will be deposited into a special account and appropriated for disbursement on housing projects.

2. (of troops) conscripted.

   He had hoped to encircle and capture the fortress, but increasing unrest among the levied troops was making this more difficult than expected.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of levy.

Other Word Forms

• self-levied adjective
• unlevied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of levied¹

levy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But no taxes are levied until the assets are sold, allowing wealth to grown uninterrupted for decades.

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The year-long suspension of measures against Hanwha, effective from November 10, was linked to the US halting port fees it had levied on Chinese-built and operated ships, China's commerce ministry said in an online statement.

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Under this authority, tariffs can be levied on countries deemed by the U.S.

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"Grok did not invent" the accusation it levied at Mr Wishart, he added, as "it looks at its training data and it's trying to predict which words come next".

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Meanwhile, the US has said it will drop part of the tariffs it has levied on Beijing over the flow of ingredients used in making fentanyl to the US.

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