Synonyms for levied
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lev-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv i |
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Définition of levied
Origin :- "an act of levying," early 15c., from Anglo-French leve, Old French levée "a raising, lifting; levying," noun use of fem. past participle of lever "to raise" (see lever).
- verb assess, impose
- The Parliament levied a stamp tax, but could not enforce it.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 » by Various
- But we are at the moment concerned with the matter of the levied tax.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- They urged that internal taxation had never been levied before.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Assessments were levied and in five years $2,200 had been thus applied.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- The assessment was levied according to the means of the villagers.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- It appeared that a tax for schools had been levied in this district.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
- They levied the usual rates and taxes to keep the streets and wells in order.
- Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
- He levied troops by Act of Parliament, and the next moment cashiered them.
- Extract from : « Letters on England » by Voltaire
- It was in Lower Canada that the duties on imports were levied.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation » by Charles Roger
- He levied the troops and brought them to their place of rendezvous.
- Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott
Antonyms for levied
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