Thesaurus results for IMPOSITION

imposition

noun

ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use an imposition of 10% on imported goods

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Recent Examples of imposition The imposition of new city, county or state taxes should be far from being primary options. —

Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 The imposition of 20 percent levies across Taiwanese sectors has caused widespread anxiety and dismay. —

Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026 Sky players shared accommodations such as locker rooms with the public at Sachs, an imposition that many former players have criticized. —

Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 But Trump’s imposition of his aesthetic preferences doesn’t just threaten to erase chapters in the story of the nation’s federal architecture. —

Kevin D. Murphy, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for imposition

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This would have come as news to the Highland Scots who invaded England in 1745 or the Irish Whiteboys who terrorized landlords and tax collectors a few decades later.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The only element likely still in play is the potential ability for the Heat to claw back some or all of Terry’s 2025-26 salary, a factor that would not have an impact on the payroll, salary cap or luxury tax going forward.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026