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imposts

imposts is the plural of impost.

Meaning of impost

Noun (1)

impost (plural 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.1667 (revival performance), John Dryden, “Epilogue to the Wild Gallant, as It was First Acted”, in The Wild Gallant: A Comedy. […], In the Savoy [London]: […] T[homas] Newcomb for H[enry] Herringman...
  2. (slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap.

Noun (2)

impost (plural 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.1798, William Gilpin, Observations on the Western Parts of England, London: T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, Section 7, p. 79

Questions about imposts

What is imposts the plural of?
Imposts is the plural of impost.

Words near imposts in the dictionary

  1. impostours
  2. impostress
  3. impostresses
  4. impostrix
  5. impostrous
  6. imposts
  7. impostume
  8. impostumed
  9. impostumes
  10. impostuming
  11. imposturage

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