impost
1a tax; tribute; duty.
a customs duty.
Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.
Origin of impost
1Other words from impost
- im·post·er, noun
Words Nearby impost
Other definitions for impost (2 of 2)
the point of springing of an arch; spring.
an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.
Origin of impost
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How to use impost in a sentence
Mr. Chamberlain omitted to mention the last-named impost, but no doubt that was his artfulness.
This type of arcade or window is found in early German work, except that, as a rule, there is a capital under the impost block.
All that remonstrance could gain was a postponement of the stamp act till some more acceptable form of impost could be devised.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneThe impost of extraordinary tithe—the whole system of tithe—again, is doomed when once the country begins to live its new life.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesAkin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.
British Dictionary definitions for impost (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɪmpəʊst) /
a tax, esp a customs duty
horse racing the specific weight that a particular horse must carry in a handicap race
(tr) US to classify (imported goods) according to the duty payable on them
Origin of impost
1Derived forms of impost
- imposter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for impost (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɪmpəʊst) /
architect a member at the top of a wall, pier, or column that supports an arch, esp one that has a projecting moulding
Origin of impost
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