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
Karita	kah-REE-tah	Swedish
Philippe	fee-LEEP	French
Loukas	-	Biblical Greek
Ignacia	eeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Holley	['hɔli:]
ĽUba	-	Slovak