as in to levy
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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as in to use
to take unfair advantage of
thanks for offering your own bed, but I wouldn't dream of imposing on you and will be perfectly happy on the couch
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Recent Examples of impose
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canada would have likely collected billions of dollars in revenue by imposing a 3% tax on U.S. companies’ revenue above $20 million that provide digital services to Canadian users.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Unlike countries, the Holy See doesn’t issue bonds or impose income tax on its residents to run its operations, relying instead on donations, investments and revenue generated by the Vatican Museums, and sales of stamps, coins, publications and other initiatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The Senate package would roll back billions in green energy tax credits that Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide, and impose $1.2 trillion in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing work requirements and making sign-up eligibility more stringent.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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The move has implications internationally where governments have similarly considered imposing regulation and taxes on dominant foreign streamers in their markets to fund domestic film and TV industry ambitions.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Canada would have likely collected billions of dollars in revenue by imposing a 3% tax on U.S. companies’ revenue above $20 million that provide digital services to Canadian users.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Unlike countries, the Holy See doesn’t issue bonds or impose income tax on its residents to run its operations, relying instead on donations, investments and revenue generated by the Vatican Museums, and sales of stamps, coins, publications and other initiatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
The Senate package would roll back billions in green energy tax credits that Democrats warn will wipe out wind and solar investments nationwide, and impose $1.2 trillion in cuts, largely to Medicaid and food stamps, by imposing work requirements and making sign-up eligibility more stringent.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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