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imposta.

tax, duty, customs

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/imˈpɔs.ta//imˈpos.ta/
  1. tax, duty, customs

    feminine
  2. shutter (protective panels over windows)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

In the sense of 'shutter', probably a native form reflecting the feminine of Latin impositus (“that which is imposed”). In the sense of 'tax', perhaps a borrowing (at least semantically) from the latter; cf. French impôt.

adj/imˈpos.ta//imˈpɔs.ta/
  1. feminine singular of imposto

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/imˈpos.ta//imˈpɔs.ta/
  1. feminine singular of imposto

    feminine · form-of · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

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verb/imˈpɔs.ta/
  1. inflection of impostare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of impostare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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