levy
noun/ˈlevi/
/ˈlevi/
(plural levies)
- levy (on something) an extra amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the government
- to put/impose a levy on oil imports
- the trade union political levy
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French levee, feminine past participle of lever ‘raise’, from Latin levare, from levis ‘light’.
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