LEVY Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈle-vē

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use the legislators approved a new levy on imported cattle to help protect American ranchers

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levy

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verb

as in to draft

to pick especially for required military service unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history

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as in to impose

to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas

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Recent Examples of levy

Noun

Replace virtually automatic yearly 9-10% levy increases of property taxes with responsible management of taxpayer dollars. —

Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2024 The government has also reduced the threshold at which that levy is paid, although small businesses will be exempt from the changes. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024

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Earlier this summer the Biden Administration issued an executive order largely barring migrants from seeking asylum at the US southern border and levying harsh consequences on those illegally crossing. —

Kunal Sehgal, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 Washington State residents in November will decide whether to keep a CO2 tax levied under the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) of 2021. —

Joe Ryan, National Review, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for levy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy

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Trump also proposed several new key tax initiatives, such as removing the current $10,000 limit on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, eliminating taxes on Social Security and tip income, and further reducing the corporate tax rate.

Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Americans today are less convinced that their tax dollars should be spent on bolstering their country’s preeminence worldwide.

Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024