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Imposition Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Imposition has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

"The new government's sudden imposition of export taxes caused local farmers to lose their main source of income."

2

an uncalled-for burden

"he listened but resented the imposition"

3

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

"The heavy rain was a terrible imposition that turned our planned picnic into a miserable affair inside the car."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
enforcement burden
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
protection regimentation reimposition taxation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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