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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Those levies are still in place, and the White House said Trump would increase the EU's levies under Section 232.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
1 May 2026 -
The levies charged under IEEPA were only a slice of the overall tariff regime affecting carmakers, which still face import taxes on steel and aluminum, cars and parts shipped from Mexico and Canada, and other levies.—
Mike Colias,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Imposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposts. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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