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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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
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Florida property tax levies have increased by more than 40% in the last three years, rising faster than population and inflation.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Their biggest clash of all is over a ballot measure sponsored by SEIU-UHW that would levy a 5% tax on the wealth of California’s roughly 200 billionaires and devote nearly all of its revenue to propping up health care.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Noun
In these cases, debt collectors can use tools, like lawsuits, garnishments and levies, to try to recover what they're owed.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Florida property tax levies have increased by more than 40% in the last three years, rising faster than population and inflation.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Verb
The measure would levy a 5% tax on billionaire’s wealth and use 90% of the resulting revenues to fund healthcare costs.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Their biggest clash of all is over a ballot measure sponsored by SEIU-UHW that would levy a 5% tax on the wealth of California’s roughly 200 billionaires and devote nearly all of its revenue to propping up health care.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
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But not everyone agreed that the city needed to sacrifice millions of dollars in tax revenue to hook a developer.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Since the proposal was announced in October, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $82 million to a political committee called Building a Better California that backs a variety of initiatives designed to blunt the billionaire tax proposal.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Hart, a college teammate of Brunson and Bridges, was the only senior drafted in the first round that year.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
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Staff would then draft an official ordinance for a final council vote later this year, with the goal of officially launching the registry by January 2027.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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My eyes darted back and forth, trying to grasp the imposing silhouette in its entirety.—
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The filing, submitted in the San Diego County Superior Court, seeks a judge’s order to condemn and destroy the embargoed kratom products, halt ongoing unlawful manufacturing and impose civil penalties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Then how come others keep recruiting them?—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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However, some remained in the jungle and recruited more fighters to form a new generation of rebel groups.—
John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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Nine months later, the deputy involved has been charged in connection with the September crash in Beaumont that killed 21-year-old Gavin Hinkley and left his fiancée, 20-year-old Madeline Fox, with severe, life-altering injuries.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Kerr, like Carvalho, has not been charged with wrongdoing.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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