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levied past simple and past participle oflevy levy verb[ T ] uk /ˈlev.i/ us /ˈlev.i/ (of a government or organization) to demand an amount of money, such as a tax, from a person or organization: A new tax was levied on consumers of luxury goods. The City Council can levy a fine of $250 for a first offence. The proposal would allow the school to levy additional fees. US citizens are charged $20 on arrival, in retaliation for a similar charge levied for US visa applications. The system would levy significant penalties on hospitals that don't report medical errors. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Taxation amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax at sourcephrase filer financial year fiscal drag fiscal year flat tax rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate |