levy on

levy something (up)on someone or something

to place a tax on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) The Congress was very straightforward. It levied room taxes upon rich people. The city council levied a heavy tax on hotel guests.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yehoram	-	Biblical Hebrew
Zechariah	zek-ə-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical, English
Therasia	-	Late Roman
Firuza	-	Azerbaijani, Tajik, Uzbek
Minnie	MIN-ee	English
Leticia	le-TEE-thyah (Spanish), le-TEE-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish