levy, levy en masse
(noun) the act of drafting into military service
levy
(noun) a charge imposed and collected
recruit, levy, raise
(verb) cause to assemble or enlist in the military; “raise an army”; “recruit new soldiers”
levy, impose
(verb) impose and collect; “levy a fine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
levy (third-person singular simple present levies, present participle levying, simple past and past participle 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.
(legal) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
levy (plural levies)
The act of levying.
The tax, property or people so levied.
levy (plural levies)
(US, obsolete, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia) The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.
• Elvy, vley
Levy
A surname.
A Jewish surname.
A male given name
• Elvy, vley
Source: Wiktionary
Lev"y, n.; pl. Levies. Etym: [A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.]
Definition: A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eight of a dollar (or 12
Lev"y, n. Etym: [F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Lever.]
1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall.
2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. " The Irish levies." Macaulay.
3. (Law)
Definition: The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. Levy in mass Etym: [F. levée en masse], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service.
Lev"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Levied; p. pr. & vb. n. Levying.]
1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] Holland.
2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc. Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. Fuller.
3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. If they do this . . . my ransom, then, Will soon be levied. Shak.
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. 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.
Lev"y, v. i.
Definition: 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. To levy on goods and chattels, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
