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Meaning of "impost" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPOST

From Medieval Latin impostus tax, from Latin impositus imposed.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF IMPOST

ˈɪmpəʊst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPOST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impost is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb impost in English.

WHAT DOES IMPOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impost in the English dictionary

The first definition of impost in the dictionary is a tax, esp a customs duty. Other definition of impost is the specific weight that a particular horse must carry in a handicap race. Impost is also to classify according to the duty payable on them.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMPOST

PRESENT

Present
I impost
you impost
he/she/it imposts
we impost
you impost
they impost
Present continuous
I am imposting
you are imposting
he/she/it is imposting
we are imposting
you are imposting
they are imposting
Present perfect
I have imposted
you have imposted
he/she/it has imposted
we have imposted
you have imposted
they have imposted
Present perfect continuous
I have been imposting
you have been imposting
he/she/it has been imposting
we have been imposting
you have been imposting
they have been imposting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I imposted
you imposted
he/she/it imposted
we imposted
you imposted
they imposted
Past continuous
I was imposting
you were imposting
he/she/it was imposting
we were imposting
you were imposting
they were imposting
Past perfect
I had imposted
you had imposted
he/she/it had imposted
we had imposted
you had imposted
they had imposted
Past perfect continuous
I had been imposting
you had been imposting
he/she/it had been imposting
we had been imposting
you had been imposting
they had been imposting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will impost
you will impost
he/she/it will impost
we will impost
you will impost
they will impost
Future continuous
I will be imposting
you will be imposting
he/she/it will be imposting
we will be imposting
you will be imposting
they will be imposting
Future perfect
I will have imposted
you will have imposted
he/she/it will have imposted
we will have imposted
you will have imposted
they will have imposted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been imposting
you will have been imposting
he/she/it will have been imposting
we will have been imposting
you will have been imposting
they will have been imposting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would impost
you would impost
he/she/it would impost
we would impost
you would impost
they would impost
Conditional continuous
I would be imposting
you would be imposting
he/she/it would be imposting
we would be imposting
you would be imposting
they would be imposting
Conditional perfect
I would have impost
you would have impost
he/she/it would have impost
we would have impost
you would have impost
they would have impost
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been imposting
you would have been imposting
he/she/it would have been imposting
we would have been imposting
you would have been imposting
they would have been imposting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you impost
we let´s impost
you impost
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to impost
Past participle
imposted
Present Participle
imposting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPOST

airpost · almost · bedpost · blogpost · coast · doorpost · Freepost · gatepost · ghost · goalpost · guidepost · host · lamppost · milepost · most · outpost · post · signpost · soundpost · toast

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPOST

impossibilism · impossibilist · impossibilities · impossibility · impossible · impossible figure · impossibleness · impossibly · imposter · imposthumate · imposthumation · imposthume · impostor · impostorous · impostrous · impostumate · impostumation · impostume · imposture · imposturous

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPOST

ante-post · book post · by return of post · compost · fence post · first-past-the-post · first post · from pillar to post · hitching post · last post · listening post · newel post · observation post · parcel post · potting compost · registered post · repost · tool post · trading post · whipping post

Synonyms and antonyms of impost in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «impost» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF IMPOST

Find out the translation of impost to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of impost from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impost» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

税款
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

imposta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

impost
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पाखंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المكس
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

импост
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

impost
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

শুল্ক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

impôt
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Memalsukan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kämpfer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

迫元
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부과금
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Impost
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuế
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

impost
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आयात
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yükümlülük
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

imposta
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

impost
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпост
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

impost
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heffing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impost
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impost

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of impost
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «impost».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impost

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPOST»

Discover the use of impost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of the ...
A. THE CURE WITH A PITTANCE Even before Hamilton was installed as Secretary of the Treasury, Congress adopted the 5 percent impost, following the leadership of James Madison. In the opening days of the new Congress in 1 789, James ...
Calvin H. Johnson, 2005
2
The American Economy: Essays and primary source documents
That year, Congress debated various financial schemes to alleviate the government's desperate situation. In a political environment wary of taxes, an impost (or import tax) provided the only method of raising revenue agreeable to the majority ...
3
The Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, ...
The congressional Impost of 1781, approved by Congress in February 1781, was an amendment to the Articles of Confederation which imposed a duty of 5 percent on imported goods, to pay war debts. In March, New York was one of the first ...
Merrill Jensen, Gordon DenBoer, 1986
4
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia: A Portrait of an American ...
attempt to strengthen the national government, Morris proposed, as early as February 1781, that Congress collect an impost, or trade duty, amounting to a 5 percent tariff on various products shipped into the United States. Morris believed that ...
J. Kent McGaughy, 2004
5
The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784
David Howell of Rhode Island, the author of these “objections," had been elected a delegate to Congress on May 1, 1782, partly on the strength of his unremitting opposition to the impost amendment, expressed forcefully in a series of articles ...
Robert Morris, Elmer James Ferguson, John Catanzariti, 1984
6
A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and ...
tinued without interruption down the uprights to the ground or base, the impost having no mark of distinction of any kind : this may be termed Continuous, fig. 1. " In another class of archways there are neither mouldings or capital at the impost  ...
John Henry Parker, 1838
7
Abstracts of the Several Laws and Rules that are Now in ...
By Retailers. •3 CO *-. o For private Use By ReuUers. 1 c CO g cs By Uritistf, and in 2Jr*J$& Ships. By British, and in British Ships. The Net Duties as they are to be enter'd in the King's Books. /Treble for Subs. Addit. Doty Impost Wine Impost 1 ...
Charles Cleland, 1737
8
The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784: November 1, 1782 - ...
eral & uniform system of Taxation by impost & excise as may be thought advantageous to the Said States." Congress discussed the implications of this invitation on April 1, with Madison, Hamilton, and other congressmen depicting such ...
Robert Morris, John Catanzariti, 1988
9
The Society of the Cincinnati: Conspiracy and Distrust in ...
While a number of states quickly agreed that the impost of 1783 was a necessary reform, a storm of indignation over commutation erupted in New England. This controversy helped delay the passage of the impost and played a major role in ...
Markus Hünemörder, 2006
10
Pictorial Narrative in the Romanesque Cloister: Cloister ...
Intermediate pier: all capitals acanthus with pine cones (east capital includes birds); pearled interlace on impost. 14. Freestanding double capital: water-lily; plain impost. 15. Freestanding double capital: water-lily; plain impost with decorative ...
Pamela Anne Patton, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPOST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impost is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Keith Urban: Impost Scammed a Fan on Facebook | Bryce Matson …
A Norfolk, Virginia woman who thought she was corresponding with Keith Urban on Facebook is the victim of a scam. When the fake Keith ... «Buckeye Country 105.5, Jul 15»
2
Pittsburgh Laurels & Lances | TribLIVE
But it's still an onerous government impost and imposition on those who take the audacious initiative to — GASP! — feed themselves. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
Student loans to blame for the college tuition 'bubble?' Does federal …
... and that would be a terrible burden to impost on today's students. The real sad news is that increases in student aid might not help either, ... «Bob Sullivan.net, Jul 15»
4
Taxing time for the states ahead | Business News
... under the Rudd government, which kept the GST off the table because Labor has never agreed with the impost, yet is one of the most efficient ... «Business News, Jul 15»
5
Queensland budget delivers mixed results
“What isn't there is a move towards abolishing Stamp Duty which is a major impost on home buyers and investors. This needs to happen for the ... «Your Investment Property Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Weight is the worry for Jetset Lad in Tattersall's Mile - HorseRacing …
The impost of 58.5kg could be in the worry for Jetset Lad scoring back to back wins in the Listed $100,000 Tattersall's Mile (1600m) at ... «HorseRacing.com.au, Jul 15»
7
Are Student Loans Causing College Tuitions to Skyrocket?
... and that would be a terrible burden to impost on today's students. The real sad news is that increases in student aid might not help either, ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
8
Hillary Clinton is going to bat for the Iran nuclear deal - The …
"As Secretary of State, I logged tens of thousands of miles and twisted a lot of arms to build a global coalition to impost the most crippling ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Carbon zombies - The Daily Telegraph
It effectively destroyed two prime ministers who were politically crippled by the impost's deep unpopularity with Middle Australia. The tax ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Accounting alchemy 'zaps' debt
On the positive side, Queensland's overall tax take per capita and its payroll tax impost remain among Australia's lowest. Unfortunately, the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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