Impost

Quick meaning: Impost is a noun meaning (horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap.

Meaning

(horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap.

More Meanings

1. (architecture) The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.
2. (chiefly historical) A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.

Example Sentences

’Tis a Land-tax, vvhich he’s too poor to pay; / You, therefore muſt ſome other Impoſt lay.

[…] before the sequestration of emigrant property, I had remitted the imposts they had ceased to pay;

The Ashanti traded with the tribes to the north and with coastal folk to the south, and caravans going in either direction were liable for imposts according to the nature of the goods they carried.

New universal direct taxes had to be introduced […], while the burden of indirect taxes was also made heavier, with new imposts being levied on an ensemble of items ranging from playing cards to wigs.

Word Forms

• imposts

Synonyms for impost

Depending on context, synonyms include custom, customs, springer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include customs, custom, springer, tax, duty, tariff.

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