imposta — meaning in English

English meaning

• duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
• tax noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.

Senses

imposta is used for these senses in English:

• duty (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
• tax Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).

duty — full definition

1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

tax — full definition

1. noun Money that a government requires people or businesses to pay, used to fund public services.
2. verb To require someone to pay tax, or to charge tax on something.
3. verb To place a heavy strain or demand on something.

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