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Meanings of levy in English

Portuguese
angariar

Cause to assemble or enlist in the military.

        angariar
        Portuguese
        came

        The act of drafting into military service.

              came
              Portuguese
              arrecadar
              Catalan
              recaptar

              Impose and collect.

                    arrecadar
                    Usage of levy in English
                    1
                    Mr Key said it was a levy to protect the country's borders.
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    The levy at 3 per cent of market value was too low.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    Another concession concerns the point at which banks start paying the levy.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    A bottled water levy, however, is still very much on the table.
                    Radio NZ
                    5
                    Business rate changes and the apprenticeship levy have also added to costs.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    He also pays the 2 per cent health levy on his benefits.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    Among its long list of solutions was the levy on sugary drinks.
                    BBC
                    8
                    Cameron says the government has already put in place the bank levy.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    She said she expected a levy would hit lower budget travellers hard.
                    Radio NZ
                    10
                    President Vladimir Putin criticised the bank levy as setting a dangerous precedent.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    The pensions levy was also taken into account for the public servant.
                    Independent.ie
                    12
                    He stopped short of saying a proposed levy had been abandoned altogether.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Osborne last month announced a £2 billion levy on bank balance sheets.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Their contributions to its maintenance are included in the general tax levy.
                    The Lutherans of New York / Their Story and Their Problems
                    15
                    Britain began phasing in a balance sheet levy on banks in January.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    President Vladimir Putin criticized the bank levy as setting a dangerous precedent.
                    Reuters
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                    Translations for levy
                    Catalan
                    recaptar
                    Levy through the time
                    Levy across language varieties
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    South Africa
                    Less common
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