Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Capable of being levied.
  • adjective Liable to be taxed.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being levied and collected.
  • That may be levied upon; capable of being seized upon execution.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Fit to be levied; capable of being assessed and collected.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Able to be levied

Etymologies

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levy +‎ -able

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Examples

  • "The position regarding the amount of tax leviable in such cases can be quantified only on the completion of assessments, which would be finalized by Dec. 31," Mr. Palanimanickam said.

    Satyam Owes 5.32 Billion Rupees as Income Tax 2009

  • To ensure that business certainty was maintained while this process unfolded, he had decided to propose a legislative amendment to Parliament to make it even more abundantly clear that STC was leviable under the circumstances at issue.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • The leviable amount will be determined subject to certain exemptions and adjustments.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • It will be seen at once that in the case of a septuagamist going to or returning from St. Ives with his family the cost will be vastly greater, even if no special luggage rates are leviable for the carriage of excess cats.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 Various

  • At present they are taxed by an extra duty upon their servants: for a male, £1. 5_s_.; for a female, 2_s_. 6_d_., above the usual duties leviable upon servants.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 559, July 28, 1832 Various

  • Kings conquered on the six occasions (of war, treaty, &c) were wont to wait upon him in order to do good unto the monarch and worship him ever, while the traders of different classes came to pay him the taxes leviable on their respective occupations.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Merchandises in any Two Provinces, those Goods, Wares, and Merchandises may, from and after the Union, be imported from one of those Provinces into the other of them on Proof of Payment of the Customs Duty leviable thereon in the Province of Exportation, and on Payment of such further

    The British North America Act, 1867 Anonymous

  • Kings conquered on the six occasions (of war, treaty, &c.) were wont to wait upon him in order to do good unto the monarch and worship him ever, while the traders of different classes came to pay him the taxes leviable on their respective occupations.

    The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

  • Customs Duties are, at the Union, leviable on any Goods, Wares, or

    The British North America Act, 1867 Anonymous

  • Amount (if any) of Customs Duty as is leviable thereon in the Province of Importation.

    The British North America Act, 1867 Anonymous

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