impost

n.

1. Something, such as a tax or duty, that is imposed.
2. Sports. The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race.

[Obsolete French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin impostum, from Latin, neuter of impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon. See impose.]

im·post² (ĭm'pōst')
n.
The uppermost part of a column or pillar supporting an arch.

[French imposte, from Italian imposta, from Latin, feminine past participle of impōnere, to place upon. See impose.]

(IM-post)

noun
1. A tax or a similar mandatory payment.
2. The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race.
3. The top part of a pillar of a wall, usually projecting in the form of an ornamental molding, on which an arch rests.

Etymology
From Latin imponere (to impose), from ponere (to place)

Usage
"The impost on business could be offset with a cut to the corporate tax rate." — Richard Inder; Sharemarket at Risk of Losing Biggest Firms; The New Zealand Herald (Auckland); Mar 9, 2006.

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noun

1. A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government: assessment, duty, levy, tariff, tax. See money, pay/owe, politics.
2. Something carried physically: burden¹, cargo, freight, haul, load. See heavy/light, over/under.

1. A masonry unit or course, often distinctively profiled, which receives and distributes the thrust at each end of an arch. Also see abutment, springer.
2. A vertical member in a gemel or double window taking the place of a mullion; an integral mullion.

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[Co]

A moulded stone at the top of a pilaster flanking an opening. The member of a pillar or pier from which the arch springs. A discontinuous impost is where the arch mouldings simply die out in the splayed jambs.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Taxes or duties; taxes levied by the government on imported goods.

Although impost is a generic term, which can be used in reference to all taxes, it is most frequently used interchangeably with customs duties.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - told, afgift, skat
v. tr. - toldbestemme, afgiftsbestemme

2.
n. - strafpensum, vægt i handicap

Nederlands (Dutch)
heffing, bovenste deel van pilaar

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Admin, Fin, Jur) impôt, (US) taxe à l'importation, taxe douanière, droit de douane
v. tr. - classer (les articles importés) selon leur taxe douanière

2.
n. - (Archit) sommier (d'une voûte)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Abgabe, Steuer , Einfuhrzoll
v. - nach dem Zollsatz klassifizieren

2.
n. - Kämpfer, (Arch) Impost

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιστ., μτφ.) χαράτσι, (αρχιτ.) υπέρθυρο, (μτφ.) χάντικαπ, βάρος ισοζυγισμού (ιπποδρομίας)
v. - ταξινομώ κατάα κατηγορία δασμού

Italiano (Italian)
imposta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tributo (m) sobre importação, imposta (f) (Arquit.)
v. - classificar importação para tributar

Русский (Russian)
налог

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - recargo, tasa, impuesto
v. tr. - categorizar artículos importados, aforar mercaderías

2.
n. - imposta (de un arco)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tull, skatt, (handikapp)vikt, (vikt)handikapp (hästkapplöpn.), impost (översta delen av valvbärande pelare)
v. - sortera el kategorisera importvaror enligt resp regel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 税, 税款, 关税

2. 拱基, 台轮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 拱基, 台輪

2.
n. - 稅, 稅款, 關稅

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 부과금, 조세, 관세
v. tr. - (수입품의) 관세를 결정하다, (과세를 위해) 수입품을 분류하다

2.
n. - 홍예굽, 아치굽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 関税, 税

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضريبه, رسم (فعل) يصنف البضائع المستوردة حسب الجمارك المستحقه عليها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מס מסחרי, מכס (היסטורי), משקולת (במרוץ סוסים)‬
n. - ‮כותרת העמוד, אבן אופקית (על גושי אבן אנכיים)‬

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