Englishfor English speakers
environmental
Adjective
—
Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.
The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.
Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.
—
Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.
The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
levy
Verb
—
If you levy a charge or a tax, you legally make people pay it.
The government levies a tax on all wood entering the country.
levy
Noun
—
A levy is an extra charge on top of the basic price, usually a tax.
The levy on fuel went up this year.
—
Someone drafted or conscripted into military service.