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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
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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2
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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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.
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