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• past tense form of levy.
• past participle of levy.

levied

American  

[lev-eed] / ˈlɛv id /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• self-levied
  adjective
• unlevied
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of levied

levy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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levied

But some states will feel the pain of Canada's retaliation more than others, with tariffs levied on C$28bn worth of US goods from steel to furniture, cosmetics and toilet paper, as of 8 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The company’s imports from Vietnam face a 25% tariff, half the rate levied on Chinese products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

By contrast, canals such as Panama or Suez, which are man‑made waterways, may be subject to tolls levied by the states that control them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

The lawsuit is one of several legal actions that OpenAI is currently facing, including claims of trade-secret theft levied by iyO, a technology hardware startup.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

This was the moment I had lost Audrey: this was the moment the costs had become real, when the tax was levied, the rent due.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover