lev·y
[lev-ee] Show IPA noun, plural lev·ies, verb, lev·ied, lev·y·ing.
noun
1.
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
2.
the amount owed or collected.
3.
the conscription of troops.
4.
the troops conscripted.
verb (used with object)
5.
to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports.
6.
to conscript (troops).
7.
to start or wage (war).