levy
1 of 2verb/ˈlɛvi/
Forms:levies,levying,levied,levied
1
to enforce a type of payment, such as fees, taxes, or fines and collect them
C2- The HOA levied $50 fines on homeowners who didn't shovel their sidewalks during the snowstorm.
- Additional tariffs were levied on imported goods to offset unfair trade practices.
- Countries with universal healthcare levy income-based premiums that are collected through mandatory payroll deductions.
- The government levied a new tax on imported goods last year.
- The authorities were levying fines on businesses that violated the regulations.
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2
to assemble or enlist troops for military service
- Some nations have compulsory military service where they routinely levy a certain number of young men each year.
- During the emergency, an emergency decree allowed the president to levy the National Guard forces to aid disaster relief.
- Historians believe rebel forces levied over 10,000 soldiers to join their insurrection against the imperial government.