levy a charge
Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words
to officially demand a payment
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- The government plans to levy a new charge on sugary drinks.
- The city council decided to levy a charge for residential waste collection.
- Banks will often levy a charge for international money transfers.
- To fund the repairs, the port authority had to levy a temporary charge on all shipping containers.
- The new law empowers local authorities to levy a charge on unoccupied properties.
- The management company can levy a late charge if the rent is not paid on time.
- They are considering whether to levy an environmental charge on high-polluting vehicles.
- It is unfair for the state to levy a charge on essential public services.
- The commission has the authority to levy a charge for license renewals.
- If you cancel at the last minute, the hotel reserves the right to levy a cancellation charge.