Levy
Common Jewish surname
Levy is a surname of Jewish origin, from the biblical tribe of Levi.
It appears across many fields—entertainment, business, academia: Eugene Levy, Shawn Levy. (Lowercase levy is a tax or compulsory payment.)
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- cometscomet, Halley's Comet, comet tail, Hale-Bopp, dirty snowball
- Jewish SurnamesCohen, Levin, Levine, Katz, Goldberg
- Surname TypesSmith, Miller, Baker, Cooper, Taylor
- French MathDescartes, Fermat, Pascal, Laplace, Grothendieck
- Little RockLittle Rock, Hillcrest, Riverdale, Galloway, Lakewood
financial imposition
Levyrebate
Returned portion of payment
refund · grant · tax break · remit · disbursement
military conscription
Levydischarge
Release of substance outward
release · stand down · demobilize · demobilization · disband
- lever actionGun mechanism using pivoting handle
- gear leverTransmission ratio selector
- pull a leverActuate a mechanical control
- lever mechanismPivoting bar amplifying force
- Eugene Levy
- tax levyCompulsory government collection
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