What's the difference between levy and ley?

Levy


Definition:

  • (n.) A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 12/ cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d.
  • (n.) The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc.
  • (n.) That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc.
  • (n.) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution.
  • (v. t.) To raise, as a siege.
  • (v. t.) To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc.
  • (v. t.) To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.
  • (v. t.) To gather or exact; as, to levy money.
  • (v. t.) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc.
  • (v. t.) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution.
  • (v. i.) To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The industry will pay a levy of £180m a year, or the equivalent of £10.50 a year on all household insurance policies.
  • (2) With grievous amazement, never self-pitying but sometimes bordering on a sort of numbed wonderment, Levi records the day-to-day personal and social history of the camp, noting not only the fine gradations of his own descent, but the capacity of some prisoners to cut a deal and strike a bargain, while others, destined by their age or character for the gas ovens, follow "the slope down to the bottom, like streams that run down to the sea".
  • (3) The levy would also confirm the dramatically changing nature of Pakistan's ties with its western partners, from a strategic alliance to a transactional relationship, with deep suspicions on both sides.
  • (4) Only appropriations bills and the deficit levy on high income earners are certain to pass.
  • (5) The chancellor has stated that such levies will also be introduced in France and Germany.
  • (6) The sanctions that could be levied in the aftermath of the Geneva meeting were expected to focus on Putin's close associates, including oligarchs who control much of Russia's wealth, as well as businesses and other entities they control.
  • (7) The Treasury was adamant last night that this would not be the impact at an industry level and produced figures that showed, for instance, in 2014-15, the corporation tax costs being £0.4bn, compared with a bank levy yield of £2.4bn.
  • (8) He echoed what Paul Dillinger, head of global product innovation at Levi Strauss, said earlier in the day when he challenged designers to rethink their design processes.
  • (9) The £180m a year scheme is to be paid for by a £10.50 levy on all home insurance, from homeowners who are not at elevated risk of flooding as well as those who are.
  • (10) Asked if the government security agencies would be inspecting the site, Levy said: “Yes, of course.
  • (11) The sugar tax was greeted with hostility by the industry and Wright argues that the levy, introduced by the chancellor in the budget , will be undermined by flawed analysis of its impact.
  • (12) Daniel Levy, the chairman, was, according to sources, incandescent and there is the firm belief at Tottenham that Chelsea did not truly want Willian.
  • (13) Levies exist in many European countries and Canada, and Ofcom highlighted them as one of four main ideas in its PSB review earlier this year.
  • (14) The chancellor, while prepared to listen to the banking industry, is determined to push through regulatory changes, such as the new bank levy.
  • (15) Miliband says he does not want union levy payers disenfranchised from the Labour party elections, but is happy to look at how the relationship could be reformed.
  • (16) The soft drinks industry levy was confirmed in the Queen’s speech, with the formal consultation expected to start soon.
  • (17) I can’t think of any reason to justify a 1.5% levy on businesses for childcare purposes.” The Australian Industry Group also called for a clarification that the levy was not going to be redirected.
  • (18) The penalties levied on Barclays are part of an international investigation involving a number of banks – including RBS and Lloyds Banking Group – into interest rates known as the London interbank offered rate (Libor) and the Euro interbank offered rate (Euribor).
  • (19) This year the total bonus pool since the 2008 crash will break through the £80bn barrier – around three and a half times the amount banks have paid in Corporation tax and the bank levy (pdf) .
  • (20) He added: "The levy has been designed to encourage less risky funding and complements the wider agenda to improve regulatory standards and enhance financial stability.

Ley


Definition:

  • (v. t. & i.) To lay; to wager.
  • (n.) Law.
  • (n.) See Lye.
  • (n.) Grass or meadow land; a lea.
  • (a.) Fallow; unseeded.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, lesions with epithelial dysplasia showed H antigen on all spinous cells, and often also on basal cells, with expression of Lex and Ley restricted to the most superficial part of the epithelium above the H-positive cell layers.
  • (2) A negative correlation was found between S Ley and tubules with highly progressed spermatogenesis, and a positive correlation between S Ley and tubules with arrested spermatogenesis.
  • (3) The 23 items announced by Ley include seven in diagnostic imaging, nine in ear, nose and throat surgery, five in gastroenterology and one each in obstetrics and thoracic medicine.
  • (4) These results suggest that GOM-2 recognizes a new carbohydrate antigen on KATO-III cells that is distinct from Le(a), Leb, Lec, Le(x), Ley, T and Tn structures.
  • (5) In contrast, CC-1 and CC-2 monoclonal antibodies, which recognize extended LeY structures, and KH-1, which is specific to trifucosyl LeY, preferentially stained malignant colonic tissues and rarely stained normal colonic mucosae.
  • (6) It’s definitely not about winners and losers,” Ley told reporters on Sunday.
  • (7) Health minister Sussan Ley said the government was finalising the immediate future funding for the organisations.
  • (8) Asked on Tuesday about means testing, Ley said: “I just don't want to rule anything in or out.
  • (9) In a sign that the government had learned some of the political lessons of the ill-fated co-payment, Ley appointed GPs and clinicians at the centre of those reviews.
  • (10) Immunohistochemical expression of blood group-related antigens (BGRAs), A, B, H, Leb, Lex and Ley was observed both in the cells in the culture, and in tumor transplanted into the pancreas.
  • (11) We examined the distribution of blood group-related antigens using an indirect immunoperoxidase method with monoclonal antibodies (MAb) directed to A, B, H, Lewis a (Lea), Lewis b (Leb), Lewis x (Lex), and Lewis y (Ley) antigens and Type 1 precursor chain in human pancreas.
  • (12) Among the 4 antigens, the sialylated Lex-i antigen had the highest positive incidence, 58%, in the sera of patients with adenocarcinoma of the lung, compared to 33% for Ley, 29% for poly Lex, and 8% for Lex antigen.
  • (13) The reactivity of Leb and Ley was similar with regard to cellular localization and specificity.
  • (14) The health minister, Sussan Ley , released the first stage of a medical benefits schedule (MBS) taskforce review, led by Sydney medical school’s dean, Bruce Robertson, which identified items which were considered obsolete and no longer representing clinical best-practice.
  • (15) Anti-synaptotagmin (p65) antibodies also immunoprecipitate omega-CgTX receptor (Leveque, C., Hoshino, T., David, P., Shoji-Kasai, Y., Leys, K., Omori, A., Lang, B., El Far, O., Sato, K., Martin-Moutot, N., Newsom-Davis, J., Takahashi, M., and Seagar, M.J. (1992) Proc.
  • (16) Ley determinant (Fuc alpha 1----2Gal beta 1----4[Fuc alpha 1----3]GlcNAc beta 1----R) defined by mAb BM-1 is highly expressed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected T cell lines and in CD3+ peripheral mature T cells of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or with AIDS-related complex (ARC).
  • (17) Ley said she would now consult doctors and others “to come up with sensible options to deliver appropriate Medicare reform”.
  • (18) The assistant minister for education, Sussan Ley, welcomed the draft report, saying the inquiry was a “once in a generation opportunity for reform”.
  • (19) As well as the only place he could be.” The diaries chronicle the years of Nick’s depression at Far Leys, often uncommunicative, often disappearing without saying a word.
  • (20) Ley said paid parental leave and childcare were “separate” policies and indicated the government would not consider changes to the signature scheme.

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