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Levy - English meaning

Levy – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

Usage examples:

A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes
verb

Enlist (someone) for military service.

Usage examples:

He sought to levy one man from each vill for service
noun

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

Usage examples:

Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates
noun

An act of enlisting troops.

Usage examples:

Edward i and edward ii had made substantial use of the feudal levy for raising an army

Levy translation into English

Levy: translate from English into Chinese

Translate levy into Chinese (Simplified)}
征收, 税款, 课, 罚款, 征集, 发动, 罚金, 徵

Levy: translate from English into Dutch

Translate levy into Dutch}
Heffing, Heffen, Inning, Lichting, Werven, Werving, Lichten

Levy: translate from English into French

Translate levy into French}
Prélèvement, Percevoir, Taxe, Imposer, Impôt, Levée, Enrôlement, Recueillir, Confisquer, Faire la guerre

Levy: translate from English into German

Translate levy into German}
Erheben, Abgaben, Steuer, Aushebung, Steuererhebung, Einziehung, Einheben, Eintreibung, Einziehen, Rekrutenaushebung, Beschlagnahme, Auferlegen, Steuereintreibung, Führen, Ausheben, Steuereinziehung, Beschlagnahmen

Levy: translate from English into Hindi

Translate levy into Hindi}
उगाही, लेवी, उदग्रहण, करारोपण, आरोपित राशि, भरती, उठाना, कर लगाना, वसूल करना, एकत्र करना

Levy: translate from English into Italian

Translate levy into Italian}
Prelievo, Imporre, Tributo, Imposta, Dazio, Leva, Tassare, Arruolare, Levare

Levy: translate from English into Korean

Translate levy into Korean}
부과, 소집, 징수하다, 시작하다, 전쟁을 시작하다, 소집하다, ...을 압류하다, 압류하다

Levy: translate from English into Russian

Translate levy into Russian}
Взимать, Сбор, Облагать, Взимание, Обложение, Взнос, Сумма обложения, Набор рекрутов, Собирать, Набирать, Новобранцы, Набранные рекруты

Levy: translate from English into Spanish

Translate levy into Spanish}
Exacción, Impuesto, Leva, Sobretasa, Exigir, Reclutar, Recaudar impuestos, Sobrecarga, Imponer en algo

Word origin

Middle English (as a noun): from Old French levee, feminine past participle of lever ‘raise’, from Latin levare, from levis ‘light’.

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