imposts
Taxes on imports
Imposts are taxes, duties, or levies—charges imposed by authority.
The word appears most often in legal or historical contexts: The Constitution grants Congress power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.
In architecture, an impost is the horizontal molding or block from which an arch springs, the point where the curve meets the vertical support.
Compulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- dutyRequired moral task
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- exciseRemove by cutting
toll · charge · tribute · revenue · taxation · customs duty · import duty · collection
One that leaps
- archCurved spanning structure
- columnVertical structural element
- capitalWealth used for investment
- pillarUpright architectural support
pier · entablature · architrave · keystone · abutment · arcade · vault · masonry
Shielding local producers
- trade barrierRestriction on imports
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
commerce · international trade · market regulation · free trade · mercantilism · embargo · sanction · restriction
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- onusResponsibility one bears
encumbrance · liability · responsibility · yoke · handicap · millstone · overhead · pressure
levy
Compulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- dutyRequired moral task
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
excise · toll · charge · tribute · revenue · taxation · customs duty · import duty · collection · rate
springer
One that leaps
pillar · pier · entablature · architrave · keystone · abutment · arcade · vault · masonry · support
protectionism
Shielding local producers
- trade barrierRestriction on imports
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- importObtain from overseas
export · commerce · international trade · market regulation · free trade · mercantilism · embargo · sanction · restriction · smuggling
weight
Measure of heaviness
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- obligationRequired task or commitment
onus · encumbrance · liability · responsibility · yoke · handicap · millstone · overhead · pressure · constraint
impostssubsidies
Financial aid from government
grants · rebates · refunds · disbursements · bounties
impoststax exemptions
Legally untaxed income portions
tax relief · duty-free allowances · exemptions · deductions · tax credits
impostsvoluntary contributions
Freely offered gifts
donations · gifts · charitable giving · tithes · bequests
- court-imposed finesMonetary penalties from judges
- self-imposed rules
imposing, imposition, imposed, imposture, imposer, superimpose, reimpose, impost, unimposed