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levy collapse: the act of drafting into military service; a charge imposed and collected; impose and collect; "levy a fine"

extort collapse: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner; obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"; obtain through intimidation

wanted collapse: desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"

negotiable instrument collapse: an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money

tax collapse: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government; make a charge against or accuse; "They taxed him failure to appear in court"; use to the limit; "you are taxing my patience"; levy a tax on; "The State taxes alcohol heavily"; "Clothing is not taxed in our state"; set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

catenary collapse: the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

imposition collapse: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo); an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

prorate collapse: divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"; make a proportional settlement or distribution

warn collapse: notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"; ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"; notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"; admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

gambit collapse: a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position; an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

curved collapse: having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend; "the curved tusks of a walrus"; "his curved lips suggested a smile but his eyes were hard"

digress collapse: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

prerequisite collapse: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"; required as a prior condition or course of study

inflect collapse: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

certificate of deposit collapse: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

indent collapse: an order for goods to be exported or imported; notch the edge of or make jagged; make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"; cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"; set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

letter of credit collapse: a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit

voucher collapse: a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure; someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement

fastball collapse: (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

spitball collapse: an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it; a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

shot put collapse: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible

blank check collapse: a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank

invoice collapse: send an bill to; "She invoiced the company for her expenses"

claim collapse: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"; an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"; an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"; an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"; assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"; ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

electromagnetism collapse: the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena; magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it"

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