'Impost' definitions:
Definition of 'impost'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Impost'
From: GCIDE
- Impost \Im"post\, n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.
- Syn: Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impost'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assessment,
- blackmail,
- call,
- call for,
- cess,
- claim,
- conscience money,
- contribution,
- demand,
- demand for,
- direct tax,
- draft,
- drain,
- duty,
- exaction,
- extortion,
- extortionate demand,
- graduated taxation,
- heavy demand,
- imposition,
- indent,
- indirect tax,
- insistent demand,
- joint return,
- levy,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- order,
- progressive tax,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- rush,
- rush order,
- separate returns,
- single tax,
- supertax,
- surtax,
- tariff,
- tax,
- tax base,
- tax dodging,
- tax evasion,
- tax exemption,
- tax return,
- tax structure,
- tax withholding,
- tax-exempt status,
- taxable income,
- taxation,
- taxing,
- tithe,
- toll,
- tribute,
- ultimatum,
- warning,
- withholding tax