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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

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.

The impost of extraordinary tithe—the whole system of tithe—again, is doomed when once the country begins to live its new life.

Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.

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