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le·vy

/ˈlevē/

verb

1. 1.

   impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

   "a new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land"

   synonyms:

   impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather; More
2. 2.

   ARCHAIC

   enlist (someone) for military service.

   "he sought to levy one man from each parish for service"

   synonyms:

   conscript, call up, enlist, mobilize, rally, muster, marshal, press, recruit, raise, assemble, round up;  draft "they levied troops for less grand operations"

noun

1. 1.

   an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.

   "union members were hit with a 2 percent levy on all pay"

   synonyms:

   tax, tariff, toll, excise, duty, fee, imposition, impost, exaction, assessment, tithe, payment; More
2. 2.

   HISTORICAL