What is "levy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does levy mean in English? Meaning of levy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "levy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "levy": a charge imposed and collected

Noun

  • Meaning: a charge imposed and collected
  • Synonyms: levy
  • Hyponyms: revenue enhancement tax taxation tithe
  • Hypernyms: charge
  • Meaning of "levy": impose and collect

    Verb

  • Meaning: impose and collect
  • Example: levy a fine
  • Synonyms: impose levy
  • Hyponyms: distrain lay mulct reimpose tax tithe toll
  • Hypernyms: bill charge
  • Meaning of "levy": the act of drafting into military service

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of drafting into military service
  • Synonyms: levy levy en masse
  • Hypernyms: conscription draft muster selective service
  • Meaning of "levy": cause to assemble or enlist in the military

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause to assemble or enlist in the military
  • Example: raise an army recruit new soldiers
  • Synonyms: levy raise recruit
  • Hypernyms: draft enlist muster in
  • Synonyms:

    duty, fee, tariff, excise, burden, gathering, imposition, muster, collection, custom, toll, impost, exaction, collect, exact, raise, extort, set, wrest, gather, tax, summon, charge, call, demand, place, wring, put on, call up, lay on,

    Antonyms:

    exonerate, disapprove, veto, give, displace, remove,

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