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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prélèvement
"Le gouvernement a voté un nouveau prélèvement fiscal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An imposition, raising, or collection of something, such as a tax, by authority or force.
"The government imposed a new levy on carbon emissions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 16th century: from Old French lever 'to raise', from Latin levare, from levis 'light'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Levy" is said worldwide
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prélèvement
Transliteration: prélèvement
"Le gouvernement a voté un nouveau prélèvement fiscal."
Abgabe
Transliteration: Abgabe
"Die Regierung hat eine neue Abgabe erhoben."
tassa
Transliteration: tassa
"Il governo ha imposto una nuova tassa."
gravamen
Transliteration: gravamen
"El gobierno aprobó un nuevo gravamen sobre el combustible."
taxa
Transliteration: taxa
"O governo aplicou uma nova taxa sobre as importações."
कर
Transliteration: kar
"सरकार ने विलासिता की वस्तुओं पर एक नया कर लगाया है।"
征收
Transliteration: zhēngshōu
"政府对碳排放征收了新的税款。"
부과금
Transliteration: bugwageum
"정부는 새로운 환경 부과금을 도입했습니다."
課徴金
Transliteration: kachōkin
"政府は新しい課徴金を導入した。"
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