Associations to the word «Impost»
Noun
- Excise
- Merchandise
- Tax
- Keystone
- Importation
- Taxation
- Tithe
- Notification
- Levy
- Duty
- Import
- Manufacture
- Revenue
- Arch
- Negroes
- Congress
- Exemption
- Edict
- Debt
- Tariff
- Uniformity
- Treasury
- Laying
- Export
- Due
- Cornice
- Consent
- Commerce
- Necessary
- Belonging
- Ordinance
- Custom
- Suspension
- Laws
- Commodity
- Inspection
- Proclamation
- Clause
- Arising
- Chancel
- Luxury
- Revision
- Toll
- Deliberation
- Constitution
- Vessel
- Proportion
- Receipt
- Insert
- Cargo
- Produce
- Privilege
- Appropriation
- Pay
- Arcade
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
IMPOST, noun. (chiefly historical) A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
IMPOST, noun. (horse racing) (slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race, the handicap.
IMPOST, noun. The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.
Dictionary definition
IMPOST, noun. Money collected under a tariff.
IMPOST, noun. The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs.
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