1. Verb: to impose a tax. 2. Noun: the tax itself.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
levy (noun)
1.
a) the imposition or collection of an assessment
b) an amount levied
2.
a) the enlistment or conscription of men for military service
b) troops raised by levy
levy (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to impose or collect by legal authority - levy a tax
b) to require by authority
2.
to enlist or conscript for military service
3.
intransitive verb
to carry on (war) - wage to seize property
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
levy (noun)
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
SYNONYMS:
assessment, duty, imposition, impost, levy
RELATED WORDS:
direct tax, personal tax; capitation, custom(s), excise, hidden tax, income tax, poll tax, property tax, sales tax, single tax, sin tax, tariff, toll, tribute, value-added tax, withholding tax; supertax, surcharge, surtax; death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax; flat tax, proportional tax
levy (verb)
1.
to pick especially for required military service
SYNONYMS:
conscribe, conscript, levy
RELATED WORDS:
impress, press; enlist, enroll ( enrol), recruit; call up; sign up, volunteer
NEAR ANTONYMS:
discharge, muster out
levy (verb)
2.
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
SYNONYMS:
assess, charge, exact, fine, lay, levy, put
RELATED WORDS:
dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax; extort, shake down, wrest, wring; bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze; coerce, compel, force; inflict, wreak; set; reapply, reimpose, relay
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abate, diminish, lessen; forgive, release; condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon
remit
« Back to Glossary Index
Exam Pass Guarantee

Risk Free Exam Pass Guarantee

We guarantee to help you pass the Real Estate Salesperson or Broker exams. And if you don’t pass we will refund you in full.