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[lev-ee] / ˈlɛv i /




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Per the city’s regulations, the actor will have to pay a 4% levy on the sale price of his home—which amounts to $274,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The proposal, if it passes, would nominally levy a one-time tax of 5% on the wealth of the state’s resident billionaires.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He said then that his agency remains “quite focused” on the investigations that will inform the tariffs under Section 301 of the same law meant to replace the global 10% levy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The higher levy made it more expensive for employers to fund entry-level jobs, a real problem with more than 16% of Brits ages 16 to 24 now unemployed.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

So despite the third levy tax looming large in everyone’s minds, people were looking in their purses and wishing they’d bought a little something, just in case the snow came early.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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