impost: Meaning and Definition of
im•post
Pronunciation: (im'pōst), [key]
— n.
- a tax; tribute; duty.
- a customs duty.
- the weight assigned to a horse in a race.
—v.t.
- to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.
im•post
Pronunciation: (im'pōst), [key]
— n. Archit.
- the point of springing of an arch; spring.
- an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.