"levy" meaning in English

See levy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-levy.wav [UK] Forms: levy [singular], levies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|levy|levies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.
    Sense id: simple-levy-en-noun-C4cNfULp
  2. Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.
    Sense id: simple-levy-en-noun-uMoe0w7Y

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɛ.vi/ [US, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-levy.wav [UK] Forms: levy [canonical], levies [third-person, singular], levied [past], levied [past, participle], levying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|lev|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.
    Sense id: simple-levy-en-verb-IAjSeRGz
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