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
Teodozja	te-aw-DAW-zyah	Polish
Fernando	fer-NAHN-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Loris	-	Italian
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Eleanore	EL-ə-nawr	English
Matvey	maht-VYAY	Russian