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Tax Government Troops Levy Noun, Verb Bre /ˈlevi/Name /ˈlevi Noun Pl. Levies)~

Front levy
Back noun, verb BrE /ˈlevi/NAmE /ˈlevi/

noun

1 (pl. levies)~ (on sth)an extra amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the government
to put/impose a levy on oil imports
2 a) the conscription of troops for service 
b) a person conscripted in this way 

verb

(lev•ies, levy•ing, lev•ied, lev•ied)~ 1 sth (on sb/sth)to use official authority to demand and collect a payment, tax, etc
a tax levied by the government on excess company profits
2 to conscript troops for service

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