levy
The act of levyingThe act of levying.
» The airport improvement levy seems higher than last year.
Сбор на улучшение аэропорта, кажется, в этом году выше, чем в прошлом.
Meaning
8 sensesThe act of levying.
Erhebung, Abgabenerhebung, Umlagenerhebung
сборsbor, взима́ниеvzimánije, обложе́ниеobložénije
the act of drafting into military service
The act of levying.
A conscription action.
A tax.
A tax paid in money.
A tax in kind.
The things or people so levied.
Requisitioned supplies.
A body of conscripts.
(obsolete, slang)A shilling.
(Pennsylvania, US, Virginia, obsolete)The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.
Examples
8 sentencesThe airport improvement levy seems higher than last year.
ruСбор на улучшение аэропорта, кажется, в этом году выше, чем в прошлом.
The government levied a new tax on luxury goods.
An income tax is levied on any income that exceeds deductions.
deEinkommenssteuer wird auf alle Einkünfte berechnet, die den Freibetrag übersteigen.
A 5% consumption tax is levied on purchases of most goods and services.
deAuf den Erwerb, bzw. die Inanspruchnahme, der meisten Güter und Dienstleistungen wird eine fünfprozentige Konsumsteuer erhoben.
A 5% consumption tax is levied on most goods and services in Japan.
ruПятипроцентный потребительский налог взимается с большинства товаров и услуг в Японии.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from Contraction of elevenpence.From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from
Contraction of elevenpence.
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Forms
plural: leviesSynonyms
1 synonyms- the act of drafting into military service:levy en masse