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• past tense form of levy.
• past participle of levy.

levied

American  

[lev-eed] / ˈlɛv id /

adjective

1. (of a tax, duty, etc.) imposed or charged.

   The levied fees will be deposited into a special account and appropriated for disbursement on housing projects.

2. (of troops) conscripted.

   He had hoped to encircle and capture the fortress, but increasing unrest among the levied troops was making this more difficult than expected.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of levy.

Other Word Forms

• self-levied
  adjective
• unlevied
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of levied

levy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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levied

By contrast, canals such as Panama or Suez, which are man‑made waterways, may be subject to tolls levied by the states that control them.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Cook argues that stamp duty is a simple tax because it's levied on the point of sale of a property and generates "upfront receipts" for the Treasury.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The lawsuit is one of several legal actions that OpenAI is currently facing, including claims of trade-secret theft levied by iyO, a technology hardware startup.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

The taxes he levied would help him finance future campaigns to expand his territory and increase his power.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby