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
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, levyRELATED 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 tax1.
to pick especially for required military service
SYNONYMS:
conscribe, conscript, levyRELATED WORDS:
impress, press; enlist, enroll ( enrol), recruit; call up; sign up, volunteerNEAR ANTONYMS:
discharge, muster out2.
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
SYNONYMS:
assess, charge, exact, fine, lay, levy, putRELATED 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, relayNEAR ANTONYMS:
abate, diminish, lessen; forgive, release; condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardonRisk Free Exam Pass Guarantee
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