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

Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods. — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

But the United States has used all the others at some point in the past two years as excuses to impose levies on its trading partners. — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Canada has responded with reciprocal bans and its own import levies, and the back-and-forth could raise prices for Alaska consumers. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

The White House has vowed to push forward with levies through alternative measures, and products imported from many countries now often face tariffs of about 10%. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

The schools then call for tax levies to pay for the increases. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Those levies were under scrutiny Wednesday, when judges pressed the administration on whether Greer had sufficient justification. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Patented pharmaceutical products from the European Union, Switzerland, Japan and South Korea, which have existing bilateral trade deals, will be subject to a 15% tariff rate, while those from the United Kingdom will not be subject to the levies. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Beijing will also look to reduce levies on American fish and seafood, logs and wood products, cosmetics and medical devices. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 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