单词	levy
释义	levy1 verblevy2 noun levylev‧y1 /ˈlevi/ AWL verb (past tense and past participle levied, present participle levying, third person singular levies) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE levy Simple Form Present I, you, we, they levy he, she, it levies Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they levied Present perfect I, you, we, they have levied he, she, it has levied Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had levied Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will levy Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have levied Continuous Form Present I am levying he, she, it is levying you, we, they are levying Past I, he, she, it was levying you, we, they were levying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been levying he, she, it has been levying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been levying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be levying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been levying Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A separate Cancellation Charge will be levied in respect of bookings cancelled in accordance with paragraph 4. However it does not levy a general sales tax; sales taxes are the bread and butter of most state governments. If the government wishes to raise tax revenue in order to subsidize the poor, it should levy a tax on films. Official scorers levy the errors, but their standards are no less disparate than any other group of 50 people. Payroll taxes are levied only on wages and salaries-not profits, interest, dividends, or capital gains. Tax was levied on the land regardless of crop yield, and an average family could hardly break even. Taxes are not levied on the young to pay for the old. Taxes should be designed to encourage greater effort and levied only when wealth is achieved. word sets WORD SETS► Tax ad valorem tax, allowance, nounanti-dumping, adjectivebasic rate, bonded factory, bonded warehouse, nounbusiness gift, cabinet bid, capital allowance, capital gain, capital gains tax, nouncapital levy, nouncapitation, nouncarryback, nouncarryforward, nouncar tax, nouncash shell, nouncertificate of tax deducted, nounCGT, chargeable, adjectiveCTT, death duties, noundeclare, verbdeficiency notice, delinquent tax certificate, depreciable life, direct tax, noundutiable, adjectiveduty, nounduty-free, adjectiveduty-free, nounenrolled agent, estate tax, nounexcise, nounexemption, nounfiscal year, nounflat-rate, adjectivefree pay, imputed value, income tax, nounincome tax deduction, indirect tax, nouninheritance tax, nouninspector of taxes, nounInternal Revenue Service, nouninvestment tax credit, levy, verblevy, nounmarginal rate, net income, net interest, NIC, nounovertax, verbpay and file, nounpayroll tax, nounpersonal allowance, nounpoll tax, nounpollution credit, port of registry, progressive tax, nounratable, adjectiveratepayer, nounrebate, nounregressive tax, nounrepayment supplement, return, nounrevenue, nounsales tax, nounshell company, short-term gain, stamp, nounstamp duty, nounstandard deduction, surtax, nountariff, nountaxable income, taxation, nountax avoidance, nountax bracket, nountax break, nountax credit, tax-deductible, adjectivetax-deferred, adjectivetax disc, nountax dodge, nountax evasion, nountax exempt, adjectivetax-exempt income, tax exile, nountax haven, nountax inspector, nountaxman, nountaxpayer, nountax relief, nountax return, nountax shelter, nountax year, nountithe, noununderreport, verbunreported income, user fee, nounvalue-added tax, nounVAT, nounwithholding tax, nounzero-rated, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► levy a tax/charge/fine etc (on something)  a new tax levied on all electrical goods COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► charge · This looks after the maintenance and levies an annual charge which is divided among the owners proportionately.· In addition some clubs levy a service charge for infants payable in resort.· Bravo levies a transaction charge for each booking, starting at £1.80 to a maximum of £3.30.· It was the first deaf club in the country to levy an annual subscription charge.· Traditionally, the law centres have not levied any charges on those using the service.· We would levy the charge at 1 percent above the Bank base rate prevailing for the relevant period.· Central government may encourage local governments to raise more tax revenue by introducing new taxes, levying charges or borrowing. ► fee · Any request for a change to a confirmed meal plan will result in us having to levy a booking alteration fee.· All levy a nominal admission fee. ► fine · But instead of levying fines, prosecuting plant officials or revoking their licenses, the agency only wrote threatening letters to trustees. ► income · What would be the effect if the tax were levied solely on wage income? ► rate · Secondly, it prohibited local authorities from levying supplementary rates.· However, that is not a good reason for trying to levy high tax rates that no-one can enforce.· The tax would be levied at a rate of 15 percent on petrol and 18 percent on diesel oil.· The parishes were required to levy rates to provide for the relief of the poor.· These are normally levied on fixed-rate, discount and capped-rate deals.· Hatfield and Totteridge were separate places and the one could not levy rates for the other. ► tax · Today, these taxes are still levied by many Third World governments because they are straight forward to collect and hard to evade.· A 10 percent tax is levied on every hotel transaction.· However, there was to be a government-imposed profit ceiling above which a 100 percent tax would be levied.· It is expected to include a wish-list of cuts in tax and welfare levies, many of them politically unachievable.· If lump sum taxes are straight forward to levy and cheap to administer, the first course is the best.· Payroll taxes are levied only on wages and salaries-not profits, interest, dividends, or capital gains.· Whereas rates were levied on property, the poll tax will be levied on individuals.· The tax would be levied at a rate of 15 percent on petrol and 18 percent on diesel oil. to officially say that people must pay a tax or chargelevy a tax/charge/fine etc (on something) a new tax levied on all electrical goods levy1 verblevy2 noun levylevy2 AWL noun (plural levies) [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINlevy2 Origin: 1400-1500 French levée; ➔ LEVEE Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Cuts in personal and business taxation and social insurance levies are a top priority, to revive weak investment. Employers with a payroll of £45,000 or less will be exempt from the levy. He is planning a new levy of 15 cents a month from each union member, to be spent on political campaigns. In poll-capped Brent, where the levy and average bills only increased by 4%, the swing against Labour was 7.3%. It will be funded principally by the levy. Whether the penny-a-pound levy would force growers out of business is a matter of dispute. Wolsey met the first crisis by ordering the levy of a forced loan. Thesaurus THESAURUS► tax money that you must pay to the government, especially from the money you earn, or as an additional payment when you buy something: · How much income tax do you pay each month?· The Republicans promised to reduce taxes before the last election.· Consumers are angry that the tax on petrol has gone up yet again. ► duty a tax you pay on something you buy: · The budget also sharply raised the duty on alcohol and tobacco.· customs duty (=tax you pay on goods you buy and bring into the country) ► tariff a tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country, especially to protect a country’s industry from cheap goods from other countries: · the import tariffs on hi-tech equipment· The government’s tariff and trade policies came under fierce attack. ► levy an extra amount of money that you have to pay the government, usually as a tax, often in order to encourage people not to use or do something: · A new levy on fuel inefficient vehicles has been proposed. ► surcharge an amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the agreed or stated price of something: · British Airways will increase its fuel surcharge on all airline tickets from June 3.· When you get cash at some machines, you have to pay an ATM surcharge. WORD SETS► Tax ad valorem tax, allowance, nounanti-dumping, adjectivebasic rate, bonded factory, bonded warehouse, nounbusiness gift, cabinet bid, capital allowance, capital gain, capital gains tax, nouncapital levy, nouncapitation, nouncarryback, nouncarryforward, nouncar tax, nouncash shell, nouncertificate of tax deducted, nounCGT, chargeable, adjectiveCTT, death duties, noundeclare, verbdeficiency notice, delinquent tax certificate, depreciable life, direct tax, noundutiable, adjectiveduty, nounduty-free, adjectiveduty-free, nounenrolled agent, estate tax, nounexcise, nounexemption, nounfiscal year, nounflat-rate, adjectivefree pay, imputed value, income tax, nounincome tax deduction, indirect tax, nouninheritance tax, nouninspector of taxes, nounInternal Revenue Service, nouninvestment tax credit, levy, verblevy, nounmarginal rate, net income, net interest, NIC, nounovertax, verbpay and file, nounpayroll tax, nounpersonal allowance, nounpoll tax, nounpollution credit, port of registry, progressive tax, nounratable, adjectiveratepayer, nounrebate, nounregressive tax, nounrepayment supplement, return, nounrevenue, nounsales tax, nounshell company, short-term gain, stamp, nounstamp duty, nounstandard deduction, surtax, nountariff, nountaxable income, taxation, nountax avoidance, nountax bracket, nountax break, nountax credit, tax-deductible, adjectivetax-deferred, adjectivetax disc, nountax dodge, nountax evasion, nountax exempt, adjectivetax-exempt income, tax exile, nountax haven, nountax inspector, nountaxman, nountaxpayer, nountax relief, nountax return, nountax shelter, nountax year, nountithe, noununderreport, verbunreported income, user fee, nounvalue-added tax, nounVAT, nounwithholding tax, nounzero-rated, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► tax · The 1999 net tax levy for all properties is $ 1,223,789. VERB► impose · As the hon. Member for Stretford said, Labour would impose a training levy of 0.5 percent. of the payroll.· It may impose levies and mandate subsidies for environmentally or socially desirable reasons. ► pay · A half-speed recorder would effectively halve the rate of tax that consumers would pay, should a levy be introduced.· Those who undertake little or no training would pay the highest levy.· The Life Companies shall pay a levy of £10,000 perannum for each appointed representative they employ.· Independent financial advisers shall pay a levy of £5,000 for each independent financial adviser they employ. ► raise · This trade had enabled the Kurds to raise a levy to pay for food and medicines.· Whereas if he raised it through a levy on Copts that would be wildly popular with everyone else.· To raise major levies, King Edward's leave would have to be sought by Earl Siward. an additional sum of money, usually paid as a taxlevy on He wants to impose a levy on landfill waste.
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