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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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The crown’s answer was a series of poll taxes, imposed on a population already strained by loss, labor restrictions, and military levies.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Fresh levies on $20 billion in Canadian goods are expected to hike prices for imports ranging from orchids to hockey sticks, many of which are sold predominantly in states along the border, some analysts said.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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