as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the legislators approved a new levy on imported cattle to help protect American ranchers
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as in to draft
to pick especially for required military service
unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history
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as in to impose
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levy
Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
Latest news on Trump's reciprocal tariffs 04:13 Applying a matching tariff against select U.S. trading partners is likely an alternative to imposing a more sweeping levy, according to economists.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Texas does not have a state level income tax, but property taxes are levied by local governments, which then use them to finance services including schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Trump already imposed new 10% levies on China and 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025
Latest news on Trump's reciprocal tariffs 04:13 Applying a matching tariff against select U.S. trading partners is likely an alternative to imposing a more sweeping levy, according to economists.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Last week, Trump levied a new 10% tariff on all goods coming to the US from China.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Texas does not have a state level income tax, but property taxes are levied by local governments, which then use them to finance services including schools, streets, roads, police and firefighters.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
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Between the lines: The Senate has historically opposed raising the tax while the House has been more supportive.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tariffs are a tax on goods exchanged between countries.—
Steve Gardner,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Red Sox drafted him in the first round (No. 12).—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Here Meanwhile, a new regional piece of legislation is being drafted — and is up for approval this week — that would remove norms that currently prevent Rome movie theaters from being converted into any other type of business besides being a cultural space.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The department said export control laws did not impose such restrictions.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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In a far-reaching move set to take effect on March 4th, President Donald J. Trump imposed a 25% tariff on all foreign imports from Canada, a close ally and the US’ largest energy trading partner, as well as on Mexico.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The first class of high school interns was recruited from a list of youth attendees at Harvard University’s 2024 Annual Global Health and Leadership Conference.—
Brianna Kamienski,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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With Alex Rider, the concept of a teenager being recruited to be a spy was pretty bold.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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All five were charged with second-degree murder and were denied bail after making an initial court appearance for an arraignment hearing, James Ritts, the district attorney of Ontario County, New York, said in a Friday media briefing.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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At the end of 2024, the United States had nearly 192,000 public electric vehicle charging ports, according to the Federal Highway Administration, spread across more than 64,600 charging locations.—
Mark Maynard,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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