levy
/ˈlɛvi/
verb
- To impose and collect (a tax, fee, or fine) by legal authority.
- The city will levy a fine on businesses that violate noise regulations.
- The government decided to levy a new tax on sugary drinks.
- They levy an annual fee on all vehicle owners.
- To start or wage (a war, especially a formal one).
- The neighboring kingdom threatened to levy war against the rebels.
- The treaty forbids either nation to levy war without cause.
- The general prepared to levy an attack at dawn.
- To enlist (people) for military service; to draft.
- During the emergency, the government levied all men between 18 and 30.
- The army levied new recruits to replace those lost in battle.
- The emperor levied soldiers from every province.
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noun
- An amount of money, such as a tax, that is collected by a government or authority.
- Farmers protested the grain levy imposed by the national government.
- The school district's annual levy helps pay for teachers' salaries and supplies.
- The city council approved a new levy on property sales to fund the park renovation.
- The act of collecting money, especially through taxes or fines.
- The government's levy of a carbon tax aims to reduce pollution.
- The levy of tariffs on imported goods caused prices to rise.
- The court ordered a levy on the company's assets to cover the debt.
- The process of enlisting people for military service; a draft.
- During the war, the king ordered a levy of all able-bodied men.
- Historical records describe the levy of soldiers from rural villages.
- The levy of troops was completed within a week.