The meaning of Levy
Levy – definition
verbImpose (a tax, fee, or fine).
Usage examples:
A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes
nounAn act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.
Usage examples:
Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the ratesnounAn act of enlisting troops.
Usage examples:
Edward i and edward ii had made substantial use of the feudal levy for raising an army
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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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