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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The first antidumping tariffs were levied on certain Italian pasta companies in 1996, and some form of levies has remained since then.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025 -
But, unlike other laws the president can cite to enact higher tariffs, Section 122 doesn’t require an advanced investigation to be initiated, giving Trump the ability to immediately put new levies on imports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Imposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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