levy
• noun (pl. levies) 1 the imposition of a tax, fee, fine, or subscription. 2 a sum of money raised by a levy. 3 archaic a body of enlisted troops. • verb (levies, levied) 1 impose or seize as a levy. 2 archaic enlist for military service. 3 archaic begin to wage (war). — ORIGIN from Old French lever ‘raise’, from Latin levis ‘light’.
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