levy
noun
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
Example Sentences
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Whether this legal challenge will succeed depends in part on whether judges will continue to defer to the president on these particular levies, no matter how much they deviate from previous practice.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the bulk of the new levies are designed to be permanent.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The levies will be administered by the Commerce Department under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The court's decision prompted tens of billions of dollars in refunds to companies that had paid the levies.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The chaos that would inevitably have delayed such a march with a hastily assembled host of household knights and local levies had been nowhere in evidence.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
