to levy a tax on (persons, companies, etc, or their incomes, etc)
to accuse, charge, or blame
to determine (the amount legally chargeable or allowable to a party to a legal action), as by examining the solicitor's bill of costs
a heavy demand on something; strain
to steal
a compulsory financial contribution imposed by a government to raise revenue, levied on the income or property of persons or organizations, on the production costs or sales prices of goods and services, etc