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Definitions for Levy

[1] an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
[2] the amount owed or collected.
[3] the conscription of troops.
[4] the troops conscripted.
[5] to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports.
[6] to conscript (troops).
[7] to start or wage (war).
[8] to seize or attach property by judicial order.
[9] Uriah Phillips, 1792–1862, U.S. naval commander.
[10] a male given name.
[11] to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)
[12] to conscript troops for service
[13] to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a court
[14] the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etc the money so raised
[15] the conscription of troops for service a person conscripted in this way

Words related to Levy

duty, fee, tariff, excise, burden, collect, exact, raise, gathering, imposition, muster, collection, custom, toll, impost, exaction, extort, set, wrest, gather

Words nearby Levy

levotorsion, levoversion, levulinic acid, levulose, levulosemia, levy, levy en masse, lew, lewd, lewes, lewis

Origin of Levy

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

Words that may be confused with Levy

levee, levy

Other words from Levy

re·lev·y , verb (used with object), re·lev·ied, re·lev·y·ing.
self-lev·ied , adjective
un·lev·ied , adjective

Word origin for Levy

C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise

Synonyms for Levy

burden, duty, excise, fee, tariff, collection, custom, exaction, gathering, imposition, impost, muster, toll