Levy (IPA: /ˈɫɛvi/, /ˈɫivi/)
| Levy (n.) |
A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d. |
| Levy (n.) |
The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. |
| Levy (n.) |
That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. |
| Levy (n.) |
The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To raise, as a siege. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To gather or exact; as, to levy money. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. |
| Levy (v. t.) |
To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. |
| Levy (v. i.) |
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. |
| Levy |
Protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster |
| Levy |
Human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America |
| Levy |
Family name |
| Levy |
Given name |
| Levy Synonyms |
Levy En Masse |
| Levy Synonyms |
Impose |
| Levy Synonyms |
Raise, Recruit |
| Levy (Last Name / Surname) |
Levy is the #932 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 37,228 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Levy in Spanish is Exacción |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Lily... you be sure and get Levy back to the guild safe and sound... Swear it... on your life..." - Fictional last words in animated television series |
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