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   import

   verb

   • 1. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale: "supermarkets may no longer import cheap jeans from Bulgaria"
   • ▪ introduce (an idea) from a different place or context: "new beliefs were often imported by sailors"
   • ▪ transfer (data) into a file or document.
   • 2. indicate or signify: archaic "having thus seen, what is imported in a Man's trusting his Heart"
   • ▪ express or make known: "they passed a resolution importing that they relied on His Majesty's gracious promise"

   noun

   • 1. a commodity, article, or service brought in from abroad for sale: "cheap imports from eastern Europe" Similar imported commodityforeign commoditynon-domestic commodityOpposite export
   • ▪ sales of imported goods or services, or the revenue from such sales: "this surplus pushes up the yen, which ought to boost imports"
   • ▪ the action or process of importing goods or services: "the import of live cattle from Canada" Similar importationimportingintroductionbringing inbringing from abroadbuying from abroadsourcing from abroadshipping inOpposite export
   • 2. the implicit meaning or significance of something: "the import of her message is clear" Similar meaningsenseessencegistdriftpurportmessagethrustsubstancesum and substanceimplicationsignificationpointburdentenorspiritpithcorenubinformal:nitty-gritty
   • ▪ great significance; importance: "pronouncements of world-shaking import" Similar importancesignificanceconsequencemomentmomentousnessmagnitudesubstanceweightweightinessnotenoteworthinessgravityseriousnessOpposite insignificance

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘signify’): from Latin importare ‘bring in’ (in medieval Latin ‘imply, mean, be of consequence’), from in- ‘in’ + portare ‘carry’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. importable adjective

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   Impost can mean a tax or a block from which an arch springs. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of impost from Merriam-Webster.

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   1. a tax; tribute; duty. 2. a customs duty. 3.Horse Racing. the weight assigned to a horse in a race. transitive verb. 4. to determine customs duties on, according to the kind of imports.

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   Impost can mean a tax, a duty, or the weight of a horse in a race. It can also refer to the uppermost part of a column or pillar supporting an arch. See different sources and translations of impost.

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   Impost can mean a tax, a customs duty, or an architectural feature. Learn the origin, pronunciation, and synonyms of impost from Dictionary.com.

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   Impost is a noun that can mean a tax, a duty on imported goods, or a weight assigned to a horse in a race. Learn how to use it in different contexts, pronounce it, and find synonyms and translations in other languages.

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   Impost can mean a tax, a horse racing weight, or an architectural feature. Learn the origin, pronunciation and usage of impost with bab.la Dictionary.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › impostImpost - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. money collected under a tariff. synonyms: custom, customs, customs duty. see more. types: ship money. an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense. type of: duty, tariff.