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LEVY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: levied   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of drafting into military service

Synonyms:

levy; levy en masse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("levy" is a kind of...):

conscription; draft; muster; selective service (compulsory military service)

Derivation:

levy (cause to assemble or enlist in the military)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A charge imposed and collected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("levy" is a kind of...):

charge (financial liabilities (such as a tax))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "levy"):

revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)

tithe (a levy of one tenth of something)

Derivation:

levy (impose and collect)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to assemble or enlist in the military

Example:

recruit new soldiers

Synonyms:

levy; raise; recruit

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "levy" is one way to...):

draft; enlist; muster in (engage somebody to enter the army)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

levy (the act of drafting into military service)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Impose and collect

Example:

levy a fine

Synonyms:

impose; levy

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "levy" is one way to...):

bill; charge (demand payment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "levy"):

toll (charge a fee for using)

tithe (levy a tithe on (produce or a crop))

reimpose (impose anew)

lay (impose as a duty, burden, or punishment)

mulct (impose a fine on)

tax (levy a tax on)

distrain (levy a distress on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

levy (a charge imposed and collected)

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