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levy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of levy

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 of levy

assessment, duty, imposition, impost, tax
Words Related to levy

direct tax, personal tax

capitation, custom(s), excise, hidden tax, income tax, poll tax, property tax, sales tax, single tax, sin tax, tariff, toll, tribute, value-added tax, withholding tax

supertax, surcharge, surtax

death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax

flat tax, proportional tax

levy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of levy

1 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 of levy

conscribe, conscript, draft
Words Related to levy

impress, press

enlist, enroll (also enrol), recruit

call up

sign up, volunteer
Near Antonyms of levy

discharge, muster out

2 to establish or apply as a charge or penalty

  • the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
Synonyms of levy

assess, charge, exact, fine, impose, lay, put
Words Related to levy

dock, excise, mulct, penalize, tax

extort, shake down, wrest, wring

bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze

coerce, compel, force

inflict, wreak

set

reapply, reimpose, relay
Near Antonyms of levy

abate, diminish, lessen

forgive, release

condone, disregard, excuse, gloss (over), gloze (over), ignore, pardon
Antonyms of levy

remit

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