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impost¹

  • /ˈɪmpəʊst/ UK
  • /ˈɪmpoʊst/ US

Rhymes with -əʊst

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French impost, itself borrowed or adapted from Latin impōsitus, past participle of impōnō (“to impose”).

noun imposts

  1. historical A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise. ’Tis a Land-tax, vvhich he’s too poor to pay; / You, therefore muſt ſome other Impoſt lay.
  2. slang The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap.

impost²

  • /ˈɪmpəʊst/ UK
  • /ˈɪmpoʊst/ US

Rhymes with -əʊst

Where it comes from

From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.

noun imposts

  1. The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch. The outer circle [of Stonehenge] has been formed by a combination of two uprights and an impost; yet each combination of these three stones is detached, and without any connection with the rest, except that of coinciding in the form of a circle.

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noun tax

Românăimpozit

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"impost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/impost. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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impost. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/impost

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"impost." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/impost.

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@misc{impost_2026,
  title = {impost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}