imposition

im·po·si·tion

noun \ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən\

Definition of IMPOSITION

1

: something imposed: as

a : levy, tax

b : an excessive or uncalled-for requirement or burden

2

: the act of imposing

3

: deception

4

: the order of arrangement of imposed pages

Examples of IMPOSITION

1. Your kids can stay with me the night you're away—it's really not an imposition.
2. the imposition of a life sentence on the defendant
3. the imposition of a tax on liquor

First Known Use of IMPOSITION

14th century

Related to IMPOSITION

Synonyms

assessment, duty, tax, impost, levy

Related Words

direct tax, personal tax; capitation, custom(s), excise, hidden tax, income tax, poll tax, property tax, sales tax, single tax, sin tax, tariff, toll, tribute, value-added tax, withholding tax; supertax, surcharge, surtax; death tax, estate tax, inheritance tax; flat tax, proportional tax

Rhymes with IMPOSITION

acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition, transposition