Thesaurus results for IMPOST

impost

noun

ˈim-ˌpōst

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use consumers steadfastly resisted any impost on merchandise purchased over the Internet

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Recent Examples of impost The new, additional $200 impost buys nothing except the privilege of enjoying Bhutan’s stunning scenery and fresh mountain air. —

Amy Gunia, Time, 23 Sep. 2022

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Noun

While some of the sales tax changes were added to the budget, the section that reallocated some of the tax to tourism was not.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
The rest of the production had been much harder—particularly because, to his frustration, he’d been forced to film primarily in Atlanta rather than in Oakland, after a year of maddening delays led to the production losing its California tax rebate.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026