Antonyms for levied

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lev-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛv i

Definition of levied

Origin : "an act of levying," early 15c., from Anglo-French leve, Old French levée "a raising, lifting; levying," noun use of fem. past participle of lever "to raise" (see lever).

verb assess, impose

Example sentences :

The Parliament levied a stamp tax, but could not enforce it.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 13, 1880 » by Various

But we are at the moment concerned with the matter of the levied tax.
Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

They urged that internal taxation had never been levied before.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

Assessments were levied and in five years $2,200 had been thus applied.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

The assessment was levied according to the means of the villagers.
Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding

It appeared that a tax for schools had been levied in this district.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various

They levied the usual rates and taxes to keep the streets and wells in order.
Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

He levied troops by Act of Parliament, and the next moment cashiered them.
Extract from : « Letters on England » by Voltaire

It was in Lower Canada that the duties on imports were levied.
Extract from : « The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation » by Charles Roger

He levied the troops and brought them to their place of rendezvous.
Extract from : « Hannibal » by Jacob Abbott

Synonyms for levied

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