Question

What's does it mean to levy a tax

Answer 1

The act of charging a tax is also known as "levying" a tax. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

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The noun levy refers to a charge, and the verb levy describes the action of collecting or imposing that charge. One of the collection mechanisms used by taxing authorities -such as the Internal Revenue Services (IRS)- is to levy taxes, or collect taxes, on property, land, capital, etc. so as to raise money.