Levy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a charge imposed and collected

the act of drafting into military service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛvi/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛvi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛvi/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɛvi/.

Examples

levy a fine
raise an army
recruit new soldiers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impose raise levy en masse recruit

Parts of Speech

noun	a charge imposed and collected
noun	the act of drafting into military service
verb	impose and collect “levy a fine”
verb	cause to assemble or enlist in the military “raise an army”

Word Forms

levy	verb	impose and collect
levy	noun	a charge imposed and collected
imposition	noun	the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
recruit	noun	any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
recruitment	noun	the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.)
recruiter	noun	an official who enlists personnel for military service

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erheben

eine Gebühr erhoben und eingezogen

🇫🇷French

prélèvement

une charge imposée et perçue

🇪🇸Spanish

exacción

un cargo impuesto y cobrado

🇮🇹Italian

prelievo

un addebito imposto e riscosso

🇳🇱Dutch

heffing

een heffing die wordt opgelegd en geïnd

🇵🇹Portuguese

imposto

uma taxa imposta e cobrada

🇷🇺Russian

взимать

наложенный и взысканный сбор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उगाही

एक आरोप लगाया और एकत्र किया गया

🇧🇩Bengali

লেভি

একটি চার্জ আরোপিত এবং সংগ্রহ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வரிவிதிப்பு

ஒரு கட்டணம் விதிக்கப்பட்டு வசூலிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

విధింపు

ఒక ఛార్జ్ విధించబడింది మరియు సేకరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

आकारणी

शुल्क आकारले आणि गोळा केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસૂલવું

ચાર્જ લાદવામાં આવે છે અને એકત્રિત કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಸೂಲಿ

ಶುಲ್ಕ ವಿಧಿಸಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലെവി

ഒരു ചാർജ് ചുമത്തി ശേഖരിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੇਵੀ

ਇੱਕ ਚਾਰਜ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لیوی

ایک چارج لگایا اور جمع کیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

征收

征收和收取的费用

🇯🇵Japanese

徴収

課せられ、徴収された料金

🇰🇷Korean

부과

부과 및 징수된 요금

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu thuế

một khoản phí được áp đặt và thu thập

🇹🇭Thai

การจัดเก็บภาษี

ค่าธรรมเนียมที่กำหนดและรวบรวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memungut

suatu biaya yang dikenakan dan dipungut

🇵🇭Filipino

pataw

isang singil na ipinataw at nakolekta

🇲🇾Malay

levi

caj yang dikenakan dan dikutip

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضريبة

تهمة المفروضة وجمعها

🇮🇷Persian

مالیات

اتهامی تحمیل و جمع آوری شد

🇹🇷Turkish

vergi

dayatılan ve tahsil edilen bir ücret

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגבּוֹת

חיוב שהוטל ונגבה

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