How to use levy in a sentence. To impose a tax, fine, or other punishment on (a person or business) To enlist or conscript into military service To declare and wage (a war) To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment The act or process of levying
Money, property, or troops levied. To implement comprehensive economic and social policies, the state must levy standardised taxes, keep systematic administrative records, and enforce uniform rules across its territory. An imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. See examples of levy used in a sentence. Definition of levy noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Levy (plural levies) (us, obsolete, pennsylvania, maryland, virginia) the spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence. Explore the legal concept of a levy, a critical tool in debt collection involving the seizure of property to satisfy financial obligations. [countable] a collecting of a tax by authority or force A demand of such tax The amount owed or collected [~ + object (+ on + object)] to impose (a tax, fine, etc.)
To levy a duty on imports A levy is an imposition or collection, usually a form of tax or charge, established by a governing body or an institution It can also refer to the act of enlisting soldiers or raising an army.
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