im|post

im|post
im|post1 «IHM pohst», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a tax or duty, especially on goods brought into a country; customs duty: »

There is an impost on wool imported from other countries.

2. a tax; tribute.
3. (in racing) the weight that a horse must carry in a handicap, assigned on a basis of age.
–v.t.
U.S. to classify (imported goods) according to a certain rate of duty.
[< Middle French impost < Latin impōnere place upon < in- on + pōnere to place, set]
im´post|er, noun.
im|post2 «IHM pohst», noun.
Architecture. the uppermost part of a column on which the end of an arch rests.
[< Middle French imposte < Italian imposta < Latin impōnere; see etym. under im|post1 (Cf.impost)]

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