as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the legislators approved a new levy on imported cattle to help protect American ranchers
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as in to draft
to pick especially for required military service
unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history
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as in to impose
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levy
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Its operating budget for this fiscal year is $170 million, over 40 percent is generated from the current tax levy.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the United States levying double-digit duties not seen in nearly a century, global trade is maintaining its strength.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The levy will not be imposed for workers switching to an H-1B visa from other visas, including the F-1 student visa, the agency said.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Its operating budget for this fiscal year is $170 million, over 40 percent is generated from the current tax levy.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
That bill also would have authorized state insurance regulators to levy heftier fines on insurers that did not meet the accuracy benchmark.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the United States levying double-digit duties not seen in nearly a century, global trade is maintaining its strength.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
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Netflix posted revenue and earnings growth for its third quarter, but a dispute with tax authorities in Brazil ate into profit margins, sending the streaming giant’s stock down in Tuesday after-hours and before Wednesday’s market open.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of city meetings hashed out annexations, zoning, a development agreement and $458 million in tax incremental financing with a separate operator company.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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House Republicans are drafting a fresh proposal to curb US investments in China after the Senate passed its bill as part of defense policy legislation, people familiar with the talks told Semafor.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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He was drafted by the Celtics in 1998 and won a ring with the team in 2008.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Judge Steven Denny imposed the 60-year sentence that same day.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was forced to accept it, because it was imposed on him.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus recruits evidence from passages in the Iliad and the Odyssey to show that Homer himself knew at least fragments of this tale yet opted to tell another, better yarn.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sanders has since been charged with intentionally abandoning a child younger than 15 without intent to return, a third-degree felony charge in Texas, according to court documents.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This Epicka Universal Travel Adapter is a T+L favorite overall pick due to its four different plug types that are compatible with over 200 sockets worldwide and its ability to charge up to six devices at once.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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