levy

CEFRC1

/ˈlɛ.vi/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An amount of money collected by a government as a tax.

  2. 02

    verb

    To officially charge or collect a tax or fee.

Examples

  • Gideon Levy says that Israel is not a democracy.

  • The airport improvement levy seems higher than last year.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To draft someone into military service.

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

verb

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • to levy a tax

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

  • 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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Origin

noun

From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from lever (“to raise”), from Latin lēvāre (“to raise, lift”).