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Levee vs. Levy
Levee
Examples:
The city built a levee to prevent flooding from the river.Farmers rely on levees to protect their crops from water damage.Historic levees are preserved as part of cultural heritage sites.
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Levy
/ˈlevi/Examples:
The council decided to levy a new tax for road repairs.Farmers were worried about the levy on imported goods.A levy was imposed to fund the new community center.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Levee and levy differ in both meaning and usage.
- Levee refers to a barrier built to prevent flooding from a body of water.
- Levy is related to taxation or raising money by authority.
- Levee sounds similar to level, which can help you remember that it deals with protecting a level of water.
- Think of levy having a taxing effect longer than a levy itself.
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