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Complete Definition of "levy"

English

Etymology
F. lever, to raise

Verb
en-verb|lev|i|ed

  1. To impose a tax or fine, to collect monies due, or to confiscate property
  2. To draft someone into military service
  3. To wage war

Translations
trans-top|To impose a tax
Finnish: verottaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To impose a fine
Finnish: sakottaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To confiscate property
Finnish: takavarikoida, ulosmitata, ulosottaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

To draft into military service

Finnish: ottaa sotaväki|sotaväkeen
mid

trans-top|To wage war
Finnish: käydä sota|sotaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
levy (pl. levies
')

  1. The act of levying
  2. The tax, property or people so levied

Translations
trans-top|The act of levying
Finnish: veronkanto
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
levee
Levi

Category:English nouns
Category:English verbs


Finnish

Noun
levy

  1. A thin, flat object of uniform thickness; a plate. (A thick plate may also be called laatta).
  2. A board, as a flat construction material supplied in sheets, such as chipboard, or a sheet of such material.
  3. A slab, as a thick, flat piece of material.
  4. A disk for storing data.
  5. A recording of a piece of music made on a disc, or a disc on which music is saved. If there's a need to be specific, a recording may also be called levytys.

Related terms
levytys
levyttää

Synonyms
A disc on which music has been recorded
savikiekko
älppäri
pitkäsoittolevy
single
vinyyli
äänilevy

Category:Finnish nouns

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