levy
Signification (English)
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- To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
- To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
- To draft someone into military service.
- To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
- To wage war.
- To raise, as a siege.
- To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
Concepts
rendre impérieux
taxe parafiscale
Synonyms
levy en masse
collect taxes
yield
seize property
ratable tax
deductions made beforehand
tax gathering
selective service
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈlɛ.vi/
Étymologie (English)
From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from lever (“to raise”).
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