Levy Definition
lĕvē
levied, levies, levying
verb
levied, levies, levying
To impose (a tax or fine, for example) on someone.
American Heritage
To make a levy.
Webster's New World
To impose or collect (a tax, tribute, fine, etc.)
Webster's New World
To enlist (troops) for military service, usually by force.
Webster's New World
To seize property in order to satisfy a judgment.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
levies
An imposing and collecting of a tax or other payment.
Webster's New World
The act or process of levying.
American Heritage
An amount levied; tax, fine, etc.
Webster's New World
Money, property, or troops levied.
American Heritage
The enlistment, usually compulsory, of personnel, as for military service.
Webster's New World
Origin of Levy
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Middle English levien from leve levy, tax from Old French levee from feminine past participle of lever to raise lever
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from lever "to raise".
From Wiktionary
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Contraction of elevenpence.
From Wiktionary
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