levy
[ lev-ee ]
/ ˈlɛv i /
noun, plural lev·ies.
verb (used with object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
verb (used without object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
to seize or attach property by judicial order.
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Origin of levy
1375–1425; late Middle English leve(e) <Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of lever to raise <Latin levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee2
OTHER WORDS FROM levy
re·lev·y, verb (used with object), re·lev·ied, re·lev·y·ing.self-levied, adjectiveun·lev·ied, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH levy
levee, levyDefinition for levy (2 of 2)
Levy
[ lee-vee, lev-ee for 1; lee-vee, -vahy for 2 ]
/ ˈli vi, ˈlɛv i for 1; ˈli vi, -vaɪ for 2 /
noun
Uriah Phillips, 1792–1862, U.S. naval commander.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for levy
levy
/ (ˈlɛvɪ) /
verb levies, levying or levied (tr)
to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)
to conscript troops for service
to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a court
noun plural levies
- the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etc
- the money so raised
- the conscription of troops for service
- a person conscripted in this way
Derived forms of levy
levier, nounWord Origin for levy
C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise
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