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Feb 13, 2012
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im•post



Pronunciation: (im'pōst), [key]
—n.
1. a tax; tribute; duty.
2. a customs duty.
3. Horse Racing.the weight assigned to a horse in a race.

—v.t.
to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.

im•post



Pronunciation: (im'pōst), [key]
—n. Archit.
1. the point of springing of an arch; spring.
2. an architectural feature immediately beneath this point.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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