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lev·y 
[lev-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural lev·ies, verb, lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
[lev-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural lev·ies, verb, lev·ied, lev·y·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. |
| 2. | the amount owed or collected. |
| 3. | the conscription of troops. |
| 4. | the troops conscripted. |
| 5. | to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports. |
| 6. | to conscript (troops). |
| 7. | to start or wage (war). |
| 8. | to seize or attach property by judicial order. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME leve(e) < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of lever to raise < L levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee2]
] —Synonyms 6. draft, enlist, callup.
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Le·vy
[lee-vee, lev-ee for 1; lee-vee, -vahy for 2] Pronunciation Key
[lee-vee, lev-ee for 1; lee-vee, -vahy for 2] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Uriah Phillips, 1792–1862, U.S. naval commander. |
| 2. | a male given name. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| lev·y
(lěv'ē) Pronunciation Key
v. lev·ied, lev·y·ing, lev·ies v. tr.
v. intr. To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment. n. pl. lev·ies
[Middle English levien, from leve, levy, tax, from Old French levee, from feminine past participle of lever, to raise; see lever.] lev'i·er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
levy (v.)
levy (v.)
1227, "act of raising or collecting," from Anglo-Fr. leve, from O.Fr. levée "act of raising," noun use of fem. pp. of lever "to raise" (see lever). Originally of taxes, later of men for armies (1500). The noun meaning "an act of levying" is from 1427.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| levy | |
noun | |
| 1. | a charge imposed and collected |
| 2. | the act of drafting into military service |
verb | |
| 1. | impose and collect; "levy a fine" |
| 2. | cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: recruit] |
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Levy
To collect or assess money that is due.
Investopedia Commentary
An example of levying is the government assessing how much tax you owe, or a regulatory agency fining you for not paying what you owe.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: levy
Pronunciation: 'le-vE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lev·ies
1 : an act of levying: as a : the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession to satisfy a judgment debt
2 : an amount levied : TAXlevy of 3% on income up to $10,000 —D. Q. Posin>
Main Entry: levy
Pronunciation: 'le-vE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural lev·ies
1 : an act of levying: as a : the imposition or collection of a tax b : the seizure according to a writ of execution of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession to satisfy a judgment debt
2 : an amount levied : TAX
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: levy
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: lev·ied; levy·ing
transitive verb 1 : to impose or collect (as a tax or fine) with authoritylevy stiffer penalties for some safety violations —National Law Journal>
2 : to enforce or carry into effect (a writ of execution) —compare ATTACH, GARNISH intransitive verb : to enforce a writ of execution or attachment; specifically : to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possessionlevy on his merchandise —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers>
Main Entry: levy
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: lev·ied; levy·ing
transitive verb 1 : to impose or collect (as a tax or fine) with authority
2 : to enforce or carry into effect (a writ of execution) —compare ATTACH, GARNISH intransitive verb : to enforce a writ of execution or attachment; specifically : to make a seizure of real or personal property in a judgment debtor's possession
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Levy County, FL (county, FIPS 75) Location: 29.27748 N, 82.78985 W
Population (1990): 25923 (12307 housing units)
Area: 2896.8 sq km (land), 761.4 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Levy
Lev"y\ (-[y^]), n.; pl. Levies (-[i^]z). [A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.] A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2 cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Levy
Lev"y\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levee.]1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. A levy of all the men left under sixty. --Thirlwall. 2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. " The Irish levies." --Macaulay. 3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. Levy in mass [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
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Levy
Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levied (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Levying.]1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller. 3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. To levy a fine, to commence and carry on a suit for assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone. To levy war, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack.
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Levy
Lev"y\, v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. To levy on goods and chattels, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Levy
(1 Kings 4:6, R.V.; 5:13), forced service. The service of tributaries was often thus exacted by kings. Solomon raised a "great levy" of 30,000 men, about two per cent. of the population, to work for him by courses on Lebanon. Adoram (12:18) presided over this forced labour service (Ger. Frohndienst; Fr. corvee).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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