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imposts

noun

plural of impost

as in taxes

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use consumers steadfastly resisted any impost on merchandise purchased over the Internet

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levies

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This duty was layered on top of existing levies on Canadian lumber, and challenges have only managed to reduce the current tariff to around 35%.

— Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Those levies will be replaced with tariffs on certain valves, carpets, waste products and other goods, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.

— Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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