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Synonyms for levy

  • verb
  • noun

All synonyms

Verb

1. Raise

raise, recruit

Other

put, level, assess, muster, exact, assemble, impose dated

Noun

tax, imposition, impost, task

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.

  2. n. 1

    The act of levying.

Related words

Phrases
levy en masse

Forms

Plural
levies → taxes, impositions, imposts, tasks…
Past participle
levied
e.g. levied → raised, recruited, leveled, assessed…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
levyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
put1, tax1
4 letters
task1
5 letters
level2, raise1, exact2
6 letters
assess2, impose2, muster2, impost
7 letters
recruit2
8 letters
assemble3
10 letters
imposition4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).