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impost
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??mp??st/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??mpo?st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Etymology 1
From Middle French impost, from Latin imp?situs, past participle of imp?n? (“I impose”).
Noun
impost (plural imposts)
- (chiefly historical) A tax, tariff or duty that is imposed, especially on merchandise.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 56:
- New universal direct taxes had to be introduced […] , while the burden of indirect taxes was also made heavier, with new imposts being levied on an ensemble of items ranging from playing cards to wigs.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 56:
- (horse racing, slang) The weight that must be carried by a horse in a race, the handicap.
Translations
See also
- imposter, impostor, impose
Etymology 2
From Italian imposta, from Latin imposta.
Noun
impost (plural imposts)
- (architecture) The top part of a column, pillar, pier, wall, etc. that supports an arch.
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *imp?situm.
Noun
impost m (plural imposts or impostos)
- tax
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tribute
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot, grant, give, bestow, etc.”), usually derived, from tribus (“tribe”). See tribe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??bju?t/
Noun
tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- the passing tribute of a sigh
- An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
- Extortion; protection money.
- A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
- (mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
- 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
- The setting of a Copper Mine upon tribute , has this difference : the Tributor is at the sole expence of digging , raising , and dressing , all the Ore that can be made merchantable
- 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures
- Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]
- 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
Synonyms
- heriot
Related terms
- tribe
- tribal
- tributary
Translations
Verb
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
- (transitive) To pay as tribute.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Whitlock (1654) to this entry?)
Related terms
- attribute
- contribute
- distribute
Further reading
- tribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tribute in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- burtite, turbite
Latin
Participle
trib?te
- vocative masculine singular of trib?tus
Portuguese
Verb
tribute
- first-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- first-person singular imperative of tributar
- third-person singular imperative of tributar
Spanish
Verb
tribute
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tributar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of tributar.
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