levy
noun
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
levying
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present participleof levy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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A California judge turned down a petition to halt surcharges home insurers have been levying policyholders statewide for costs related to the January 2025 wildfires in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
From next year, Europe's biggest economy is set to join many other countries by levying a tax on sugary drinks in a bid to raise funds to support its under-pressure health system.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Prosecutors last month resolved a probe of Bethesda, Md.-based EagleBank without levying charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The measure would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on individuals who no longer live there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
So it had been held, that using words tending to overawe Parliament, and procure the repeal of a law, was levying war on the King, and therefore treasonable.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
