levy

1. n. A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d. Source: opted

2. n. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. Source: opted

3. n. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. Source: opted

4. n. The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. Source: opted

5. v. t. To raise, as a siege. Source: opted

6. v. t. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. Source: opted

7. v. t. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. Source: opted

8. v. t. To gather or exact; as, to levy money. Source: opted

9. v. t. 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. Source: opted

10. v. t. To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. Source: opted

11. 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. Source: opted

12. n. a charge imposed and collected Source: wordnet

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