Thesaurus results for IMPOSITION

imposition

noun

ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən

Definition of imposition

as in tax

a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use an imposition of 10% on imported goods

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Recent Examples of imposition South Korea shifted to a softer tone under current liberal President Lee Jae Myung, who took office last year after his conservative predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 That tradition came to an end with the imposition of a series of new national security offenses in 2020, with civil groups disbanded, some independent media outlets forced to shut down, and most activists jailed or living in exile. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 The imposition of the tariffs stemmed from a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries in August, with each claiming the other side had unreasonable requests that would be detrimental to their respective country’s workers. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026 His first responded to Trump’s April 2025 imposition of a 145 percent tariff on imports from China; Beijing then halted global exports of rare-earth permanent magnets, another essential input for car seats, windshield wipers, motors, and cameras. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for imposition

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Noun

Japan, with the oldest population in the world, introduced a tax on all over-40s in 2000, ring-fenced for care.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
High-income investors can get extra bang for their buck from buying tax-exempt municipal bonds or using the selloff to harvest tax losses and reinvest in better-yielding debt, according to Jason Katz of UBS.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of tax

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Still, any changes would be up to state lawmakers, though courts would also weigh in on any attempts to stretch the scope to all taxpayers or to extend it beyond a one-time levy.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Should Chicago Public Schools continue raising its property tax levy to the legal limit?

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026