LEVY


Meaning of LEVY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ levi ]

( levies, levying, levied)

1.

A levy is a sum of money that you have to pay, for example as a tax to the government.

...an annual motorway levy on all drivers.

N-COUNT

2.

If a government or organization levies a tax or other sum of money, it demands it from people or organizations.

They levied religious taxes on Christian commercial transactions...

Taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament.

VERB : V n on n , V n

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