'Levy' definitions:

Definition of 'levy'

(from WordNet)
noun
A charge imposed and collected
noun
The act of drafting into military service [syn: levy, levy en masse]
verb
Impose and collect; "levy a fine" [syn: levy, impose]
verb
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" [syn: recruit, levy, raise]

Definition of 'Levy'

From: GCIDE
  • Levy \Lev"y\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levee.]
  • 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • A levy of all the men left under sixty. --Thirlwall. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. " The Irish levies." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. [1913 Webster]
  • Levy in mass [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Levy'

From: GCIDE
  • Levy \Lev"y\ (-[y^]), n.; pl. Levies (-[i^]z). [A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.] A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2 cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Levy'

From: GCIDE
  • Levy \Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levied (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Levying.]
  • 1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. [1913 Webster]
  • If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Law) (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone. (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. [1913 Webster]
  • To levy a fine, to commence and carry on a suit for assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone.
  • To levy war, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Levy'

From: GCIDE
  • Levy \Lev"y\, v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. [1913 Webster]
  • To levy on goods and chattels, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ. [1913 Webster] Levyne

Definition of 'levy'

From: Easton
  • Levy (1 Kings 4:6, R.V.; 5:13), forced service. The service of tributaries was often thus exacted by kings. Solomon raised a "great levy" of 30,000 men, about two per cent. of the population, to work for him by courses on Lebanon. Adoram (12:18) presided over this forced labour service (Ger. Frohndienst; Fr. corvee).

Synonyms of 'levy'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Levy -- U.S. County in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Levy -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000) :
34450
Housing Units (2000) :
16570
Land area (2000) :
1118.379664 sq. miles (2896.589908 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
293.940133 sq. miles (761.301417 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1412.319797 sq. miles (3657.891325 sq. km)
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
29.330144 N, 82.707810 W

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