levy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from lever (“to raise”), from Latin lēvāre (“to raise, lift”).

“What you doin'?” repeated Mr. Levy. — Penrod, Booth Tarkington
Levy another assessment” “Oh, I see. — The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, Mark Twain
In July the English levies gathered at Southampton. — At Agincourt, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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