levy
verb/ˈlevi/
/ˈlevi/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they levy | /ˈlevi/ /ˈlevi/ |
| he / she / it levies | /ˈleviz/ /ˈleviz/ |
| past simple levied | /ˈlevid/ /ˈlevid/ |
| past participle levied | /ˈlevid/ /ˈlevid/ |
| -ing form levying | /ˈleviɪŋ/ /ˈleviɪŋ/ |
- levy something (on somebody/something) to use official authority to demand and collect a payment, tax, etc.
- a tax levied by the government on excess company profits
- A $30 million fine was levied against the company.
- It was a local tax levied by the council on the occupiers of land and buildings.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLevy is used with these nouns as the object:- charge
- excise
- fine
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French levee, feminine past participle of lever ‘raise’, from Latin levare, from levis ‘light’.Definitions on the go
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