levy
noun
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
Example Sentences
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But the bulk of the new levies are designed to be permanent.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, an analysis by the Yale Budget Lab concluded that consumers are paying anywhere from half to the entire cost of the levies through higher prices, depending on the goods.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the measures sparked outcry at home and abroad from firms facing an abrupt rise in taxes on shipments entering the US, and worries that the levies would lead to higher prices.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their footsteps echoed through the vault as they made their lead the Barrowton levies himself.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
