Duty
Duty noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.
Usage example: the shop at the airport charges no duty on tourist memorabilia
Impost
Impost noun - A charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use.
Usage example: consumers steadfastly resisted any impost on merchandise purchased over the Internet
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Synonyms for Impost
Duty is a synonym for impost in cost topic. You can use "Duty" instead a noun "Impost", if it concerns topics such as levy, finance, money, tariff. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
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Impost and Duty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duty/impost
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Impost or Duty. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duty/impost.
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