What is another word for imposts?

Pronunciation: [ɪmpˈɒsts] (IPA)

Imposts are taxes or fees that are imposed on goods or services. Synonyms for imposts include tariffs, levies, customs duties, excise taxes, and surcharges. Tariffs are taxes imposed on imported goods, while levies refer to taxes imposed on goods or services within a country. Customs duties are taxes imposed on goods when they enter or leave a country, while excise taxes are taxes imposed on specific goods such as tobacco or alcohol. Surcharge refers to an additional charge on top of the regular price of a good or service. Regardless of the term used, imposts are typically used to generate revenue for governments and to regulate the flow of goods and services.

What are the hypernyms for Imposts?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Imposts

They were very active carrying up straws and feathers to the crevices on the trioliths where the massive imposts rest on the upright stones.
"Afoot in England"
W.H. Hudson
For the arrangements of various nations differ: it is a geographical line which defines the right of the elder son against his brothers, of sons against daughters, and of children against a wife; and the demand is still more capricious which the state asserts against them all, under the name of succession duty, and which it makes upon other property in the form of a multitude of imposts and taxes.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
No State shall lay any imposts or duties which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties entered into by the United States, in Congress assembled, with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by Congress to the courts of France and Spain.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews

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