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levy

('l/E/v/i/ )

a charge imposed and collected(noun.possession)

source: wordnet30
the act of drafting into military service(noun.act)

Synonym:
levy en masse

source: wordnet30
A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12½ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d.(noun)

source: webster1913
The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

impose and collect(verb.possession)

Example:
Levy a fine.

Synonym:
impose

source: wordnet30
cause to assemble or enlist in the military(verb.competition)

Synonym:
raise, recruit

source: wordnet30
To raise, as a siege.(verb)

source: webster1913
To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods.(verb)

source: webster1913

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