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

Beijing, for its part, scrapped levies on South African imports entirely as part of its move this year to extend its zero-tariff policy across the continent. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Among the state’s independents, who could determine the outcome of several key midterm races, 68 percent disapprove of the levies on Canadian products. — Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026

Depending on state law and the circumstances, a judgment can give a creditor access to collection tools such as wage garnishment, bank account levies or property liens. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The vast majority of those levies required authorization from Springfield, which never came despite entreaties from Johnson. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The crown’s answer was a series of poll taxes, imposed on a population already strained by loss, labor restrictions, and military levies. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Fresh levies on $20 billion in Canadian goods are expected to hike prices for imports ranging from orchids to hockey sticks, many of which are sold predominantly in states along the border, some analysts said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The amount is determined by population and property tax levies, according to city documents. — Phillip Sitter, Des Moines Register, 9 Sep. 2026

France’s system, developed over decades, uses levies on cinema admissions that are collected by the National Film Board and re-injected into local production, alongside other schemes supporting independent producers, filmmakers and theaters. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Sep. 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