impost

/'impoust/
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impost

The mason carefully positions the impost at the base of the stone archway.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A tax or duty, especially a customs duty: An "impost" is a compulsory payment levied on goods, particularly those imported into a country.
    • The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race: In horse racing, an "impost" is the assigned weight a horse must carry to equalize competition.
    • (Architecture) The lowest stone or springer of an arch: In architecture, an "impost" is the block or capital from which an arch springs.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Tax/Duty):
    • The government levied a heavy impost on imported luxury vehicles.
    • Merchants protested the new impost on textiles.
  • Noun (Horse Racing):
    • The champion horse carried a significant impost of 130 pounds in the race.
    • A lighter impost can give a younger horse an advantage.
  • Noun (Architecture):
    • The Romanesque arch rests on a beautifully carved impost.
    • The architect examined the impost to assess the arch's stability.
Advanced Usage
  • "To lay an impost on": To impose a tax or duty on something.
    • The king laid a new impost on wine to fund his wars.
  • "To carry an impost": To bear an assigned weight in a race (horse racing).
    • The filly is talented but struggles to carry a heavy impost.
Variants and Related Words
  • Impostor/Imposter (n): A person who pretends to be someone else to deceive others. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant of "impost").
    • He was exposed as an impostor.
  • Imposture (n): The act or instance of deceiving under a false identity.
    • His entire career was built on an imposture.
Synonyms
  • Tax, duty, levy, tariff, customs (for the financial meaning).
  • Burden, weight, handicap (for the racing meaning).
  • Springing point, springer, abutment (for the architectural meaning).
Related Phrases
  • Impost block: A specific architectural term for the stone serving as an impost.
    • The decorative impost block featured intricate carvings.
  • Impost income: (Historical/Formal) Revenue derived from taxes and duties.
    • The kingdom's impost income funded public works.
Related Idioms
  • "To bear the impost": (Figurative, from racing) To carry a burden or responsibility.
    • As the new CEO, she had to bear the impost of the company's failing finances.
impost

The mason carefully positions the impost at the base of the stone archway.

Noun
  1. the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs
  2. money collected under a tariff

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