impost : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impost	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impost
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impost n money collected under a tariff [syn: customs, {customs duty}, custom, impost] the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs Synonym(s): springer, impost
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impost \Im"post\, n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See {Impone}.] 1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country. Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. --Macaulay. 2. (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests. Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break. Syn: Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.