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单词 leviable
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leviableadj.

Brit. /ˈlɛvɪəbl/, U.S. /ˈlɛviəb(ə)l/
Forms: Also 1500s–1800s levyable.
Etymology: < levy v. + -able suffix.
1. Of a duty, tax, etc.: That may be levied.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > [adjective] > that may be levied or exacted
levable1432
leviable1484
exactable1838
1484 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 626 All syche money as is not levyable of dyvers of the seyd fermors and tenauntes.
1512 Act 4 Hen. VIII c. 19 §8 The same some..[shall be] due & levyable immediatly uppon demaunde hade and denyed.
1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII c. 46 The sayd yerely tenth, that was..due and leuiable to the kinges vse.
1622 F. Bacon Hist. Raigne Henry VII 145 To make the summes which any person had agreed to pay,..to bee leuiable by course of Law.
1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 815 An aid..due to the crown for the marriage of a king's eldest daughter and levyable from the time she attained the age of seven years.
1861 All Year Round 27 July 417 The amount of rates leviable under the Sewers Act..is now unlimited.
1881 Standard 16 June 3/4 The import duties now leviable in France upon live stock and agricultural produce.
1899 Daily News 16 May 3/1 The levyable expenses of a borough.
2.
a. Of a person: That may be called upon for payment of a contribution.
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society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > [adjective] > that may be called upon for
leviable1897
1897 Daily News 15 Sept. 5/1 The number of leviable members is over 60,000.
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b. U.S. Of a thing: That may be levied upon, capable of being seized in execution.In recent U.S. dictionaries.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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