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
Evgeniya	yev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Ben	[ben]
Constant	kawn-STAWN (French), KAHN-stənt (English)	French, English (Rare)
Arijana	-	Croatian
Asher	['æʃə]
Eufemia	e-oo-FE-myah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish