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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•y /ˈlɛvi/USA pronunciation n., pl. lev•ies, v., lev•ied, lev•y•ing. n. [countable] - a collecting of a tax by authority or force;
a demand of such tax. - the amount owed or collected.
v. [~ + object (+ on + object)] - to impose (a tax, fine, etc.):to levy a duty on imports.
lev•i•er, n. [countable]See -lev-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev•y (lev′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. lev•ies, v., lev•ied, lev•y•ing. n. - an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- the amount owed or collected.
- the conscription of troops.
- the troops conscripted.
v.t. - to impose (a tax):to levy a duty on imports.
- to conscript (troops).
- to start or wage (war).
v.i. - to seize or attach property by judicial order.
- Latin levāre, akin to levis light; compare levee2
- Middle French, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of lever to raise
- late Middle English leve(e) 1375–1425
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged draft, enlist, callup.
Le•vy (lē′vē, lev′ē for 1; lē′vē, -vī for 2),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Uriah Phillips, 1792–1862, U.S. naval commander.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: levy /ˈlɛvɪ/ vb (levies, levying, levied)(transitive)- to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)
- to conscript troops for service
- to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a court
n ( pl levies)- the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etc
- the money so raised
- the conscription of troops for service
- a person conscripted in this way
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise |