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impost::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | custom, customs, customs duty |
| Type of | duty, tariff |
| Has types | ship money |
Examples of impost
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The very obvious impost, first of all, is on domestic consumption for households.
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They would be an impost on those who make the least use of commuter transport.
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As a result, more and more people try to escape what they see as an onerous impost.
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The bottom-most part of the arch, called the springing, rests on the impost.
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This compared with a carbon tax impost after assistance of $19 per tonne.
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It is understood that this impost could put planned long-term investments in the project in doubt.
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A huge impost could bring unstuck favourite Luckygray in today's main event, the Railway Stakes.
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We consulted our travel agent, who said we could change the dates of our travel for a $554 impost.
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Australia makes no impost on pension benefits after the age of 60.
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- Customs: money collected under a tariff
- Springer: the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
- A tax, tariff or duty etc. that is imposed. Unlike taxes, tariffs, or duties, the primary purpose of an impost is to dissuade countries from discriminating against the imports or shipping of other nations. If the trade is non-discriminatory, then no impost is generally levied. ...
- (Imposts) Taxes or duties; taxes levied by the government on imported goods.
- In architecture, the horizontal moulding or course of stone or brickwork at the top of a pillar or pier.
- A tax, especially a tax on imported goods
- A projecting moulding supporting an arch
- A tax or tariff. (This is not a commonly used word.)
- Horizontal moulding at the springing of an arch.
