levy
[ lev-ee ]
/ ˈlɛv i /
noun, plural lev·ies.
verb (used with object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
verb (used without object), lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
to seize or attach property by judicial order.
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
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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH levy
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lewis
Example sentences from the Web for levied
British Dictionary definitions for levied
levy
/ (ˈlɛvɪ) /
verb levies, levying or levied (tr)
to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)
to conscript troops for service
to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a court
noun plural levies
- the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etc
- the money so raised
- the conscription of troops for service
- a person conscripted in this way
Derived forms of levy
levier, nounWord Origin for levy
C15: from Old French
levée a raising, from
lever, from Latin
levāre to raise