impost

Noun

Meaning

That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.

The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

custom springer tax duty tribute excise customs customs duty scot levy rate cost income tol charge
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Antonyms

influence money capital advantage solution gain
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Hypernyms

stone duty tariff

Hyponyms

ship money

Phrases with the word

lay an impost

Examples

Local Government Reform chairman John Bell said while many ratepayers bear the economic brunt of the crisis, councils needed to tread carefully and not be seen as a protected species, putting more impost on ratepayers who fund their pay packets. Source: Internet

The bottom-most part of the arch, called the springing, rests on the impost. Source: Internet

Tariff main An import or export tariff (also called customs duty or impost) is a charge for the movement of goods through a political border. Source: Internet

“Masks are a small impost for the individual, for us collectively, to get us to the freedoms that we’re all looking for and beginning to enjoy,” he told reporters. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

impossible trinity impossibleness impossibly imposter imposter trevally imposterhood