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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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Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods.

— Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
But the United States has used all the others at some point in the past two years as excuses to impose levies on its trading partners.

— Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

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