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levy
[ lev-ee ]
/ ˈlɛv i /
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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
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English leve(e), from Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of lever “to raise,” from 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.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH levy
levee, levyWords nearby levy
levorotation, levorotatory, levorphanol, levulinic acid, levulose, levy, Lévy-Bruhl, levy en masse, Lew, lewd, lewdness
Other definitions 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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How to use levy in a sentence
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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