to levant

9.9

To leave a place secretly to avoid paying a bill

verb
/lɪˈvænt/

Archaic

: desaparecer

The innkeeper was furious when he realized the guest had levanted without settling his bill.

Examples

When the debts became too much, she simply levanted and disappeared.
Don't levant without paying your bills!
He planned to levant in the middle of the night to escape his creditors.
He decided to levant in the middle of the night.
He planned to levant in the middle of the night to escape his creditors.
When the debts became overwhelming, she decided to levant to a new city without telling anyone.
The con artist would often levant to avoid being caught by the police.

Synonyms

to desert

vsto levant

92 4.2

To leave people or a place when you are needed

leaves secretly rather than abandoning where one is needed

to bunk

vsto levant

9.6

To leave without paying, often on a bus or train

leaves secretly specifically to avoid paying a debt

Antonyms

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

to settle

31 3.4

To pay money you owe

Compounds

Levant cotton

Specialized

9.8

A cotton plant with short grey fibers that stick to its seeds and are hard to remove

Levant garlic

9.3

A large garlic plant with a big bulb and tall stalk bearing purple-tinged flowers

Levant morocco

Archaic

9.9

A strong, high-quality leather with a visible grain used to cover books

How Secret

to abscond

Formal

11 8.5

to levant

Archaic

9.9

to sneak off

Informal

35 4.0

to slip away

55 3.4

to leave

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

levant infinitive

levant past

levant past participle

levanting present participle

levants third person singular

Etymology

Levant comes from an old root lev- meaning 'to lift' or 'get up', the same root you see in elevator and levitate. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone 'getting up' and quietly leaving a hotel or restaurant without paying. So, to levant means to leave secretly to avoid a debt.