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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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