levy

/ˈlɛ.vi/ · noun

Meaning

The act of levying.
The tax, property or people so levied.
To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
To draft someone into military service.
To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
To wage war.
To raise, as a siege.
The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.

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