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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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
Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2025
The federal Court of International Trade on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, arguing that emergency laws invoked by the Administration did not give Trump unilateral authority to impose the levies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 May 2025
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The ruling affects the reciprocal tariffs Trump levied against more than 180 countries and territories, as well as the tariffs levied against Canada, Mexico and China related to drug trafficking.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Noun
However, analysts at Goldman Sachs noted the order does not block sectoral levies and there were other legal avenues for Trump to impose across-the-board and country-specific tariffs.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 May 2025
The federal Court of International Trade on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, arguing that emergency laws invoked by the Administration did not give Trump unilateral authority to impose the levies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 May 2025
Verb
In addition to the sectors already subject to higher tariffs, the administration has laid out the groundwork to levy higher tariffs on pharmaceuticals, lumber, copper, semiconductors and critical minerals.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The ruling affects the reciprocal tariffs Trump levied against more than 180 countries and territories, as well as the tariffs levied against Canada, Mexico and China related to drug trafficking.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
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In addition to tax cuts and reductions in federal spending, the bill phases out incentives for electric vehicles, the source of much of Tesla’s—and Musk’s—wealth and influence.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 June 2025
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The rare consensus came as Congress faces the need to raise the country's debt limit again, a hurdle to approving an 1,100-page package of Trump's priorities for tax cuts and border security.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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Clint Eastwood Joins the Army Ahead of college — and his acting career — Eastwood was drafted into the Army, though didn't face combat, and instead worked as a swimming instructor at California's Ft. Ord, according to military.com.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Yesterday, a Manhattan federal judge barred the U.S. Department of Transportation from retaliating against the MTA over its decision to continue imposing congestion pricing tolls, despite a federal directive to shut down the program.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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After deliberating for parts of three days during the punishment phase of the trial, some jurors told the Tribune the decision to impose the death penalty had been a difficult one.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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One way, Park said, would be to have researchers recruit a large, representative sample of patients, measure their levels of exposure and follow them for years, perhaps until death.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Over 400 adults with a diabetic foot ulcer that appeared closed or healed to the eye were recruited to the study.—
Paul McClure
June 02,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
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Then her father was charged with attempting to take them in connection with a fiery assault on pro-Jewish protesters in Boulder, Colorado.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Castilleja has been charged with murder, according to the online jail records.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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