levy

[ lev-ee ]

/ ˈlɛv i /

noun, plural lev·ies.

an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.

the amount owed or collected.

the conscription of troops.

the troops conscripted.

verb (used with object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.

to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports.

to conscript (troops).

to start or wage (war).

verb (used without object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.

to seize or attach property by judicial order.

Words nearby levy

levotorsion, levoversion, levulinic acid, levulose, levulosemia, levy, levy en masse, lew, lewd, lewes, lewis

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

SYNONYMS FOR levy

6 draft, enlist, callup.

OTHER WORDS FROM levy

re·lev·y, verb (used with object), re·lev·ied, re·lev·y·ing.self-lev·ied, adjectiveun·lev·ied, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH levy

levee levy

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Examples from the Web for levying

Levying sales taxes on Internet commerce would allow many states to tap into a new vein of funds.
Three Cheers for the Internet Tax!|Daniel Gross|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The NCAA came down on Penn State for its ‘conspiracy of silence,’ levying a $60 million fine.
NCAA Sanctions: Let’s Forget About Football Now|Daleen Berry|July 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, the debate about levying new sanctions on Iran is likely to produce even greater tension.
Russia's New Push for Power|Judith Miller, Doug Schoen|April 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They were, however, informed that the levying of armed men is the prerogative of the Queen.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)|John West

When the justices in levying taxes retired to a private room and locked the door, there was grave suspicion of fraud.
Bacon's Rebellion, 1676|Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker
I was so resolute in the matter that I had some difficulty to keep from opening them myself and levying duty upon their contents.
A Little Swiss Sojourn|W. D. Howells
They treated less powerful people with growing contempt, levying more and more tributes on the conquered.
The Hyborian Age|Robert E. Howard
On the 27th, after levying a contribution on Roseau, the enemy re-embarked, and hovered that day and the next about this post.
The History of the First West India Regiment|A. B. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for levying

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, noun

Word Origin for levy

C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise

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levy

noun, plural lev·ies.

verb (used with object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.

verb (used without object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.

Words related to levy

Words nearby levy

Origin of levy

SYNONYMS FOR levy

OTHER WORDS FROM levy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH levy

Examples from the Web for levying

British Dictionary definitions for levying

verb levies, levying or levied (tr)

noun plural levies

Derived forms of levy

Word Origin for levy