Verb: levy le-vee
- Charge a fee or tax
"levy a fine";
- impose
- Cause to assemble or enlist in military
"levy new soldiers";
- recruit, raise
- [archaic] Wage war
"The king levied war against the neighbouring kingdom"
- A charge imposed and collected
"The government imposed a levy on luxury goods to increase revenue"
- The act of drafting into military service
"The country implemented a levy en masse to quickly build up its armed forces";
- levy en masse
Sounds like: leveret, levirlevy, l
Derived forms: levied, levies, levying
Type of: bill, charge, conscription, draft, enlist, muster, muster in, selective service
Encyclopedia: Levy, Robert