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- pronunciation:
- le
vi
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
levies |
| definition 1: |
the collection or conscription of money, property, or troops by a government or other authority.
The government imposed new levies on imports.- synonyms:
- call-up, condemnation, confiscation, conscription, excise, seizure, tax
- similar words:
- draft, eminent domain, exaction, imposition, muster, sequestration
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| definition 2: |
what is collected in this way.
The levy is being counted.- synonyms:
- duty, tariff, tax
- similar words:
- muster, surcharge, toll
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| related words: |
convocation, custom, duty, press, tariff |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
levies, levying, levied |
| definition: |
to impose the levy of; collect.
The nobles levied a new tax on the peasants.- synonyms:
- collect, exact, muster
- similar words:
- confiscate, conscript, convene, convoke, draft, impound, mobilize, raise, seize, sequester, summon
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| related words: |
assess, charge, press, tax |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to confiscate property by authority.
- synonyms:
- take
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| derivation: |
levier (n.) |
The words levy and levee (an embankment) sound alike but have different meanings.
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