impost

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪmpəʊst/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪmpoʊst/ Rhymes: -əʊst === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French impost, itself borrowed or adapted from Latin impōsitus, past participle of impōnō (“I impose”). ==== Noun ==== impost (plural imposts) (chiefly historical) A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise. 1752, David Hume, Political Discourses, Edinburgh: A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, “Of Taxes,” p. 120,[2] […] a duty upon commodities checks itself; and a prince will soon find, that an encrease of the impost is no encrease of his revenue. (horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race; the handicap. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== imposter, impostor, impose === Etymology 2 === From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta. ==== Noun ==== impost (plural imposts) (architecture) The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch. == Catalan == === Etymology === First attested in 1905. Borrowed either from French impôt, or directly from Latin impositus. === Pronunciation === === Noun === impost m (plural imposts or impostos) tax === References === == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian imposto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔst/ Rhymes: -ɔst === Adjective === impost (feminine singular imposta, plural imposti) imposed multa imposta ― an imposed fine === Participle === impost (feminine imposta, plural imposti) past participle of impona == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian imposta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈim.pɔst/ Rhymes: -impɔst Syllabification: im‧post === Noun === impost m inan (architecture) impost, impost block (projecting block resting on top of a column or embedded in a wall, serving as the base for the springer or lowest voussoir of an arch) Synonym: nasadnik Hyponym: dzbanuszek ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === impost in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN impost in Polish dictionaries at PWN