levy — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

all, fitting, higher, modest, other

The government imposed a higher levy on imported goods last year.

VERB + LEVY

begin, cast, fit, saw, time

The government began to levy a new tax on all imported goods last year.

LEVY + NOUN

27-year-old, fines, israel

The government decided to levy fines on companies that violated environmental regulations.

PREP.

on, since, than

The government decided to levy a tax on all imported goods last year.

Definitions

verb

1

To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.

to levy a tax

In August, the company also announced that it would begin to levy fines on other vendors on its platform who over-package their products.

2

To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.

If they do this […] my ransom, then, / Will soon be levied.

3

To draft someone into military service.

4

To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.

Augustine […] inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them.

5

To wage war.

noun

1

The act of levying.

2

The act of levying.

1835-1847, Connop Thirlwall, The History of Greece A levy of all the men left under sixty.

3

The things or people so levied.

The Irish levies.

The first is that French people are more concerned about the poor health of their democracy – since the carbon levy they have campaigned for democratic reform (though this has proven harder to deliver than the tax U-turn).

4

The things or people so levied.

5

The things or people so levied.

noun

1

The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — cause to assemble or enlist in the military

verb — impose and collect

impose

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

to levy a tax

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02

In August, the company also announced that it would begin to levy fines on other vendors on its platform who over-package their products.

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03

If they do this […] my ransom, then, / Will soon be levied.

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04

1835-1847, Connop Thirlwall, The History of Greece A levy of all the men left under sixty.

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05

The Irish levies.

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06

The first is that French people are more concerned about the poor health of their democracy – since the carbon levy they have campaigned for democratic reform (though this has proven harder to deliver

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, levy is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.