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levied

[lev-eed]

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adjective

(of a tax, duty, etc.) imposed or charged.
The levied fees will be deposited into a special account and appropriated for disbursement on housing projects.
(of troops) conscripted.
He had hoped to encircle and capture the fortress, but increasing unrest among the levied troops was making this more difficult than expected.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of levy.

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Other Word Forms

self-levied adjective
unlevied adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of levied¹

levy ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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A tariff is a domestic tax levied on goods as they enter a country, proportional to the value of the import and it is paid by the business importing them.

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The announcement comes just one month after the California Coastal Commission ordered the company to stop work and levied an $18-million fine for failing to obtain necessary permits and reviews.

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The charge is levied by site owners on residents selling their park home, taking 10% of the home's value, and can be worth up to £50,000 on top of annual rent and maintenance fees.

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The US president, who accuses Canada of not doing enough to stop the flow of fentanyl south, has levied similar duties on steel and aluminium.

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And stamp duty, which was primarily levied on buyers in the south of England, changed in April.

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leviathan levier

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