levy
noun
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
Example Sentences
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The levies included a $750 million civil money penalty from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency related to anti-money-laundering deficiencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
VAT on electricity bills was cut on Thursday, and some levies were cancelled or shifted into taxation earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He ordered a study of whether refined copper should face levies too but the administration hasn’t yet declared its intentions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Measure ULA, which took effect in 2023, levies a 4% transfer tax on all L.A. property sales above $5.4 million and a 5.5% tax on sales above $10.9 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
