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View definitions for levied upon

levied upon

adjective as in taxed

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The poor-rates are, however, also levied upon houses and buildings, which represent labor.

Merely tithes levied upon beggars would amount to a considerable revenue.

Below the castle, where the road runs between the rock and the river, tolls were levied upon Jews who passed that way.

To provide this enormous sum, extra taxes were again levied upon the people.

Now let us ask the reason why an extra immense burden of taxation was to be levied upon the people.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to levied upon, such as: assessed, levied, demanded from, imposed upon, required from, and subjected to tax.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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