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The correct spelling is levies.
How to pronounce levies
noun
Say it like: Lev-ees
The correct spelling is levies. The act of levying. For example: "to levy a tax"
Usage Examples
“to levy a tax”
“to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of levying.
- 2.The tax, property or people so levied.
- 3.The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.
verb
- 1.To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
- 2.To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
- 3.To draft someone into military service.
- 4.To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
- 5.To wage war.
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