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单词 levies
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levies in British English

3rd person singular present tense of verb
1.  levy
plural noun
2.  levy
 

levy in British English

(ˈlɛvɪ)
verbWord forms: levies, levying or levied (transitive)
1. 
to impose and collect (a tax, tariff, fine, etc)
2. 
to conscript (troops) for service
3. 
to seize or attach (property) in accordance with the judgment of a court
nounWord forms: plural levies
4. 
a. 
the act of imposing and collecting a tax, tariff, etc
b. 
the money so raised
5. 
a. 
the conscription of troops for service
b. 
a person conscripted in this way
Derived forms
levier (ˈlevier)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Old French levée a raising, from lever, from Latin levāre to raise

Examples of 'levies' in a sentence
levies

They may soon be made to pay stiff levies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The subsidies will be funded by levies on energy bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The principality is a magnet for the super-rich because it levies no income tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Any levies or restrictions would be lifted when quality had improved.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The green levies they hit us with continue to soar.
The Sun (2017)
It would be wrong, however, to blame high energy costs on green levies alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The wall of levies already showing up on customers' bills is unsustainable.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Green levies fund things like insulating homes.
The Sun (2013)
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