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- [lev-ee]
- /ˈlɛv i/
- /ˈlev.i/
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- [lev-ee]
- /ˈlɛv i/
Definitions of levy word
- noun plural levy an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. 1
- noun plural levy the amount owed or collected. 1
- noun plural levy the conscription of troops. 1
- noun plural levy the troops conscripted. 1
- verb with object levy to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports. 1
- verb with object levy to conscript (troops). 1
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Origin of levy
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English leve(e) < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of lever to raise < Latin levāre, akin to levis light; cf. levee2
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Parts of speech for Levy
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
levy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
levy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for levy
noun levy
- duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- fee — a charge or payment for professional services: a doctor's fee.
- tariff — an official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
verb levy
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- wrest — to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
Antonyms for levy
verb levy
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
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