| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | im·post |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m p st |
| NOUN: | 1. Something, such as a tax or duty, that is imposed. 2. Sports The weight a horse must carry in a handicap race. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin impostum, from Latin, neuter of impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impnere, to place upon. See impose.
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