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impost

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun impost has 2 senses
  1. customs, customs duty, custom, impost - money collected under a tariff
    --1 is a kind of duty, tariff
    --1 has particulars: ship money
  2. springer, impost - the lowest stone in an arch
    --2 is a kind of stone
    --2 is a part of arch

Definitions from the Web

Term: impost

Part of speech: noun

Sense 1: a tax or levy imposed on something

Sample sentence: The government decided to increase the impost on luxury goods.

Sense 2: the topmost part of a column or pillar that supports an arch, entablature, or other structure

Sample sentence: The elaborate design of the impost added beauty to the architecture of the building.

Sense 3: a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others

Sample sentence: The impost posed as a police officer to gain access to the restricted area.

Sense 4: an ornamental block or projection at the top of a pedestal or similar structure

Sample sentence: The sculptor added a decorative impost to enhance the appearance of the statue.

Sense 5: to place a tax, duty, or burden on something or someone

Sample sentence: The government plans to impost higher taxes on imported goods.

Sense 6: to deceive or trick someone by pretending to be someone else

Sample sentence: The con artist successfully impost himself as a wealthy businessman.

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