as in tax
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
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1
as in to draft
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
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as in to impose
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levy
John Liu, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Trump announced the levies along with the shipment of new weapons to Ukraine during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Monday.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 15 July 2025
Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 July 2025
Trump levied across-the-board 10% tariffs on imports in April on top of other select duties.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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Noun
On top of country-specific tariffs, Brazil has also been targeted by Trump’s threat of a 10% levy on imports from the BRICS economic group of 10 emerging-market nations, of which Brazil is a founding member along with Russia, India and China.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Trump announced the levies along with the shipment of new weapons to Ukraine during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House on Monday.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 15 July 2025
Verb
President Trump on Saturday announced his administration would levy a 30 percent tariff on goods from Mexico and members of the European Union beginning Aug. 1, targeting two of the U.S.’s top trading partners.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 July 2025
Trump levied across-the-board 10% tariffs on imports in April on top of other select duties.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
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About 80% of American families saw their tax bill reduced when the initial cuts were passed in Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Canada withdrew that tax in order to restart trade talks with Washington.—
Anniek Bao,Vinay Dwivedi,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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From drafting and summarizing reports to personalizing content at scale, here’s how to free up time for internal comms to focus on higher-level strategic tasks by leveraging AI.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Furphy was drafted with the 35th overall pick in 2024 by the San Antonio Spurs before being traded to the Pacers.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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For months, Trump had threatened, but held off on, imposing new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Several communities — including Highland Park, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard — have recently imposed age limits on riders, while Burr Ridge has banned e-scooters from its streets.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Travers impresses New signing Mark Travers has been recruited with a simple brief: to compete with long-term No 1 Pickford.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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Her goal was to become a commercial pilot, but when the U.S. entered the war in late 1941, she was recruited with two dozen other American women pilots to serve for three years in the RAF’s Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Robert Herrera, 52, of San Antonio, was charged with making threats against the president and interstate threatening communications, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Anthony was eventually charged that October after giving a variety of explanations about Caylee’s whereabouts and lying that her daughter had been kidnapped by a nanny.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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