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impost

1

[ im-pohst ]

noun

  1. a tax; tribute; duty.
  2. a customs duty.
  3. Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race.


verb (used with object)

  1. to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.

impost

2

[ im-pohst ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. the point of springing of an arch; spring.
  2. an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.

impost

1

/ ˈɪmpəʊst /

noun

  1. architect a member at the top of a wall, pier, or column that supports an arch, esp one that has a projecting moulding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

impost

2

/ ˈɪmpəʊst /

noun

  1. a tax, esp a customs duty
  2. horse racing the specific weight that a particular horse must carry in a handicap race
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to classify (imported goods) according to the duty payable on them
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈimposter, noun
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Other Words From

  • impost·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impost1

1560–70; < Medieval Latin impostus a tax, noun use of Latin impostus, variant of impositus imposed; imposition

Origin of impost2

1655–65; < French imposte < Italian imposta < Latin: feminine of impostus (past participle); impost 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of impost1

C17: from French imposte, from Latin impositus placed upon; see impose

Origin of impost2

C16: from Medieval Latin impostus tax, from Latin impositus imposed; see impose
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Example Sentences

“The Senate has the power and responsibility to prevent irreversible legislative changes that, by giving in to localized interests, impost an immense toll on society and jeopardize the country’s future.”

Key West is the only place in Florida set to impost a sunscreen ban - an effort to protect reefs that are important to the city’s economy and environment.

Article I, Section 8 allows Congress to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises.”

In policy matters, he proved obtuse, recommending, in one of his first initiatives, a blanket cancellation of all trade imposts.

Constitution empowers Congress to make decisions about “duties, imposts and excises,” and generally to oversee issues related to international trade.

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