impost
1[im-pohst]
noun
a tax; tribute; duty.
a customs duty.
Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
verb (used with object)
to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.
Origin of impost
11560–70; < Medieval Latin impostus a tax, noun use of Latin impostus, variant of impositus imposed; see imposition
impost
2[im-pohst]
noun Architecture.
Origin of impost
21655–65; < French imposte < Italian imposta < Latin: feminine of impostus (past participle); see impost1
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Related Words for impost
duty, levy, fee, weight, tax, custom, charge, toll, tribute, assessment, surtaxExamples from the Web for impost
Historical Examples of impost
This was a greater extortion than usual; but the traders were compelled to accept the impost.
The Scalp HuntersMayne Reid
I am afraid we may consider the refusal of the impost as an answer.
The Writings of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
But where is the necessity of raising the impost to this degree?
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)Thomas Hart Benton
It makes things so awkward for the impost—the imitators, I mean.
Mr. Pymme is considered to have been the father of this impost.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in EnglandRichard Valpy French
impost
1noun
verb
Word Origin for impost
C16: from Medieval Latin impostus tax, from Latin impositus imposed; see impose
impost
2noun
Word Origin for impost
C17: from French imposte, from Latin impositus placed upon; see impose
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