levy
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Once the French menace had lifted, Britain increasingly beset America with taxes that Washington felt it had no right to levy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The annual tax-free allowance for the levy is £3,000 and anything above this is taxed at rates that depend on a person's income band.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In his first major proposal, Streeting is suggesting reforms to capital gains tax, which is a levy on the profit made after selling an asset, such as property.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
The levy will increase from C$95 to C$140 by 2040, with officials now focusing on a carbon-capture storage project.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The decisions were made by the army captain, who each morning collected an extraordinary levy for the defense of public order.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing levy
The Constitution of the United States
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The American Revolution - Introductory
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