levy

To officially require people to pay a tax, fee, or fine.

• The council can levy a fee.
• A new tax was levied on imported cars.
• Will the bank levy a charge for late payments?

How to use it: levy something on someone/something (The government levied a tax on luxury goods.)

Similar words: impose, charge

Common phrases: levy a tax, levy a charge, levy fines, levy a fine

To order people to join an army.

• The king ordered officials to levy troops.
• Men were levied from every village.
• They levied an army to defend the border.

Similar words: conscript, draft

Common phrases: levy troops, levy an army

An extra amount of money that people must pay, often as a tax.

• The levy adds to our bill.
• A new levy on fuel starts next month.
• Businesses must pay the annual levy.

How to use it: a levy on something (There is a levy on plastic bags.)

Similar words: tax, charge, surcharge

Common phrases: levy on something, annual levy, fuel levy

Someone ordered to join an army; also, the act of ordering people to join.

• The new levies needed training.
• Each levy received a coat and boots.
• The king ordered a levy of troops.

Similar words: conscript, recruit, conscription

Common phrases: military levy, new levy, levy of troops