levy

imporre, riscuotere

Richiedere ufficialmente il pagamento di un’imposta, una tassa o una multa, oppure riscuotere tale somma.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: levy something on someone/something (The government levied a tax on luxury goods.)

Sinonimi: impose, charge

Espressioni comuni: levy a tax, levy a charge, levy fines, levy a fine

arruolare

Ordinare a delle persone di entrare nell’esercito.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: conscript, draft

Espressioni comuni: levy troops, levy an army

imposta, prelievo

Somma aggiuntiva che si deve pagare, spesso come imposta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a levy on something (There is a levy on plastic bags.)

Sinonimi: tax, charge, surcharge

Espressioni comuni: levy on something, annual levy, fuel levy

coscritto, leva

Persona obbligata a entrare nell’esercito; anche l’atto di reclutare persone in questo modo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: conscript, recruit, conscription

Espressioni comuni: military levy, new levy, levy of troops