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im·post

1   [im-pohst]
noun
1.
a tax; tribute; duty.
2.
a customs duty.
3.
Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
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verb (used with object)
4.
to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.

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Origin:
1560–70; < Medieval Latin impostus a tax, noun use of Latin impostus, variant of impositus imposed; see imposition

Related forms
im·post·er, noun
Example Sentences
  • And all of the times genuine posters are complaining that everything posted by the imposter is inaccurate.
  • One of the funniest moments in the production is achieved in her initial encounter with that imposter.
  • He then saves the queen's imposter from the dungeon.
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im·pos·tor

   [im-pos-ter]
noun
a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
Also, im·post·er.

Origin:
1580–90; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin impos(i)-, variant stem of impōnere to deceive, place on (see impone) + -tor -tor
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impost1 (ˈɪmpəʊst)
 
—n
1.  a tax, esp a customs duty
2.  horse racing the specific weight that a particular horse must carry in a handicap race
 
—vb
3.  (US) (tr) to classify (imported goods) according to the duty payable on them
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin impostus tax, from Latin impositus imposed; see impose]
 
'imposter1
 
—n

impostor or imposter (ɪmˈpɒstə)
 
—n
a person who deceives others, esp by assuming a false identity; charlatan
 
[C16: from Late Latin: deceiver; see impose]
 
imposter or imposter
 
—n
 
[C16: from Late Latin: deceiver; see impose]

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