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levy

/ˈlevi/LEH-vee
/ˈlɛvi/LEH-vee

Meaninga raising

Common meaning: a tax

Other meanings: to raise a tax or troops

Journey through time

  1. Latinleuare‘to raise’source
  2. Frenchlevée‘a raising’source
  3. Englishlevy‘a tax’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin levis; levō ‘light in weight’.

Roots

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