Synonyms of levies

levies 1 of 2

noun

plural of levy

as in taxes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taxes
• tariffs
• imposts
• impositions
• duties
• assessments
• excises
• surtaxes
• tolls
• direct taxes
• personal taxes
• customs
• property taxes
• income taxes
• tributes
• withholding taxes
• sales taxes
• surcharges
• poll taxes
• estate taxes
• inheritance taxes
• death taxes
• capitations
• hidden taxes
• supertaxes
• sin taxes
• value-added taxes
• single taxes
• proportional taxes
• flat taxes

levies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of levy

1

as in drafts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drafts
• recruits
• conscripts
• enlists
• volunteers
• conscribes
• enrolls
• calls up
• presses
• impresses
• signs up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• musters out

2

as in imposes

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imposes
• charges
• fines
• assesses
• puts
• taxes
• exacts
• lays
• excises
• forces
• penalizes
• extorts
• docks
• inflicts
• mulcts
• compels
• milks
• gouges
• coerces
• bleeds
• wreaks
• squeezes
• wrings
• shakes down
• skins
• wrests
• fleeces
• relays
• reapplies
• sets
• reimposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remits
• diminishes
• lessens
• releases
• abates
• ignores
• forgives
• disregards
• excuses
• condones
• pardons
• glosses (over)
• glozes (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of levies

Noun

Trump is reportedly weighing the new levies as a 10% temporary global tariff expires Friday. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Paper cups, wool gloves, cotton t-shirts and sand-blasting machines make up a sample of additional products subject to the levies. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Greer signaled Tuesday that the administration is working on a new way to replace those broad levies, since its previous strategy to sustain them expires at the end of this week. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

The levies take effect in 30 days, covering about $20 billion of Canadian goods, the White House said. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The company is often a good choice for taxpayers dealing with significant tax debt, active collection actions such as wage garnishments or bank levies, or multiple years of unresolved IRS issues. — Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The legal defeat meant the administration had to send refunds to importers that had paid the levies. — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Nearly two-thirds — which totaled just over $56 million — goes to the School District Facilities Fund, which helps districts pay off bonds and levies. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

Most of the countries that adopted wealth taxes later repealed them, as the levies collapsed under the weight of their own expectations — with capital flight chief among the causes. — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 13 July 2026

Verb

Beyond the federal government, each state also levies their own separate gas taxes. — ABC News, 12 May 2026

Finally, the governor’s plan calls for raising the residential exemption on the 20-mills that Kansas levies to support public schools. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

The initiative levies a 5% one-time tax on California billionaires, with 90% of the revenue going to fund health care services affected by the 2025 megabill. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Islamabad frequently levies the allegation at its western neighbor as militant violence has surged in Pakistan, accusing Afghanistan of supporting the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and outlawed Baloch separatist groups. — Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026

For example, many hotels in the city belong to the Convention Center Facility District, which levies an additional 4% room tax to fund the rehabilitation and expansion of the convention center. — Devan Patel, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026

As Sam Stolton reports, the development could — if Google is eventually found to be non-compliant with the rules — pave the way for potential fines as high as 10% of global annual sales, though Brussels regulators seldom levies the maximum penalties. — Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026

Idaho already levies an additional $140 annual fee for electric vehicle owners and in 2021, lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to double these fees. — Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025

Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms. — Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Sep. 2025